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COVER IMAGE: Lower Manhattan (View from Newport Yacht Club & Marina). Photo by Noel Y. Calingasan. We Michael Kors bet you’re wondering where this beautiful and fascinating view of lower Manhattan came from. The answer is The Newport Yacht Club and Marina, located in Jersey City, NJ, which goes to show you that great views of Manhattan can be found from Estée Lauder a wide variety of places. With warmer weather finally here, now is the time to explore NYC’s great outdoors which are full of fun activities. Also make sure to visit One World Trade Center, that tallest skyscraper you see nestled between the boat cables. Gucci Sandro FEATURES Canali Vince 16 Top 10 things to do in May 28 Marvel at the Music The music scene this month in NYC has something for everyone 18 Mayo Must-Haves Get in the Cinco de Mayo spirit with the city's choicest mexican fare this month 30 Electric Daisy Carnival Kaskade, Dada Life and Sleepy Tom spread the love at Citi Field 20 Best Brunch These four restuarants are the perfect spot for that in-between meal we all crave 34 NYC Live Music Calendar Can't miss concerts during the month of May 22 Mother's Day Gifts We've got you covered for taking 36 Concert Spotlight Interview care of mother this holiday Lukas Graham: Danish band "Storms" NYC

24 Leading Ladies Spring Visions Broadway's most celebrated 38 From high-tech couture to old-school gardens actresses take center stage

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42 BROADWAY Musicals, Plays

50 DINING Steak, Italian, Asian, American, Seafood & Sushi

56 ATTRACTIONS Sightseeing & Tours, Entertainment

60 MUSEUMS Art, Culture

64 SHOPPING Department Stores, Luxury, Apparel & Accesso- 50 ries, Jewelry & Watches, Specialty & Theme

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Dear Friends:

It is my honor to join New York City Monthly in welcoming you to the greatest city in the world.

New York City is home to people from every state in the country and every country on Earth, and we want you to think of this as your home, too.

So while you take in an incomparable Broadway show and tour incredible sites like the Statue of Liberty and Central Park, remember to leave time to see our city the way New Yorkers do, too.

No trip to New York City should ever begin and end in just one borough. We are a city of fve incredible boroughs, and the greatest treasures in our city are often of the beaten path. Spend an afternoon at the Brooklyn Museum and its collection of ancient Egyptian art. Take the 7 train out to Flushing, Queens and step into New York City’s largest Chinatown. Walk the boardwalk on Staten Island’s south shore and see some of the best beaches anywhere in the northeast. Sit down to an Italian dinner you’ll never forget on legendary Arthur Avenue in the Bronx.

Whether this is your frst time here or just one of many visits, we want you to experience this city the way we do. And if you’re in need of more ideas for your trip, just ask a New Yorker. We never miss a chance to share a recommendation—or an opinion.

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Editor's Letter

Welcome to NYC Monthly Magazine! This month’s issue is all about simplifying the city that never sleeps. Spend your days seeing the sights, shopping 5th Avenue, and enjoying the greatest cuisine in the world! Inside you’ll see we’ve highlighted the best restaurants, shopping, and entertainment in the city to make the most of your visit. Whether you plan to spend the day sauntering through Soho or singing along to the incredible shows on Broadway, NYC Monthly has you covered! Looking for the best ways to celebrate spring in NYC? Then read on! The May Issue features everything from Mother's Day shopping to Cinco De Mayo celebrations. We are here to show you the way and invite you to take in everything New York has to ofer in the month of May. Enjoy your stay!

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14 NYCMONTHLY .COM 10. Two [Hulls] if by Sea America’s Cup races into New York Harbor New York’s skyscrapers are a sight to behold, but this spring, the city’s legendary horizon gets a new (temporary) addition: the soaring sails of catamarans in the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series. On 5/7 and 5/8, the light-as-air boats will compete in the lower Hudson River, earning points in the years-long cup and creating a seaside spectacle unlike any other. Spectators’ HQ will be Brookfeld Place’s Waterfront Plaza, 9. Maritime Marvels with entertainment, food vendors, Footloose and Fancy Fleet Week a kids’ zone, live music, and large Beginning on Wednesday 5/25, climb aboard! New York’s annual screens showing the race – which will Fleet Week washes ashore, with daily tours of the ships docked also be seen live on the water just along the city’s Hudson River waterfront, plus a veritable invasion ofshore. (230 Vesey St.) of sailors, all in town for the holiday weekend. Parades are mostly on Sunday and Monday, with festive happenings in all fve boroughs and along the Jersey coast, but we’re partial to the General Public Ship Tours, held daily from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. from the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum at 46th Street and the river. (W. 46th St. at 12th Ave.)

1. My Art Fair Lady The Frieze Art Fair takes over Randall’s Island 8. Behold the Golden Age Nowhere on earth is more beautiful than New 2. EatUp, Uptown Cirque du Soleil comes to The York in May (ask any New Yorker; they’ll proudly Great White Way tell you!), and the only way to amplify the region’s Harlem EatUp! is back for 2016 Bridging theater and spectacle, natural splendor is by adding art. Enter Frieze Following a successful frst year, honorary 7. Artful Storytelling Paramour is a one-of-a-kind Art Fair, a weekend-long outdoor installation chair Bill Clinton and co-chairs Marcus Roz Chast: Cartoon Memoirs exhibits at performance piece from the wizards featuring talks, site-specifc commissions, and Samuelsson and Herb Karlitz are back the Museum of the City of New York of Cirque du Soleil. Opening on 5/25 food from top NYC restaurant vendors. From at the massive Lyric Theatre on 42nd with their second-annual Harlem Brooklyn’s own Roz Chast has delighted comic fans for 5/5-5/8, meander over the 103rd St. Pedestrian EatUp! This three-day, food-focused more than 40 years, contributing to The New Yorker and Street, Paramour is a departure for Bridge or snag a Water Taxi to Randall’s Island. fest celebrates the neighborhood’s illustrating a hilarious visual memoir, Can’t We Talk About the acrobatic company, and bridges Our favorite way to visit? Friday after work, when unrivaled culinary heritage and bright Something More Pleasant? In this showcase of her career, their soaring, circus-inspired style tickets are just $29 per person from 5 p.m. until 8 future with a Friday night dinner series, fans and frst-timers alike will be delighted with more than with the emotional resonance and p.m. (Randall’s Island Park) plus weekend walk-around tastings in 200 works that fnd humor in the absurdities of daily life. musical grandeur of a classic Broadway Morningside Park and a family-friendly Her involving cast of recurring cartoon characters progress musical. Set in Hollywood’s golden age, food market that will also showcase through self-doubt to fnd joy in the simplest experiences, it follows the story of a poet forced to interactive activities and local artists. and it’s impossible not to smile along with them, courtesy of make a difcult choice – presumably There’s no better way to get a taste of the Chast’s boldly drawn vision of the world through her eyes. between, say, love and art, not whether New Harlem Renaissance – especially (1220 Fifth Ave.) or not to fy through the air with the with food from famed Sylvia’s, Red greatest of ease (she will). (213 W. Rooster, Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, and more. 42nd St.) (HarlemEatUp.com) 3. Make It a Tall One Sip the skyline at The Pavilion 6. See Forever One World turns one These streets will make you feel brand new – big lights will On 5/29, one of New York’s newest landmarks hits a milestone: inspire you, cold drinks will One World Observatory at One World Trade Center turns revive you. Each spring, Union one year old. Celebrate with a trip to the top of the tallest Square’s The Pavilion comes to building in the Western Hemisphere, where the entire city life, ofering open-air cocktails splays out beneath you like a technicolor map of Manhattan and snacks in the heart of lower and beyond. To really get into the celebratory spirit, raise a Manhattan. It’s your chance glass of sparkling at sky-high bar One Mix, then stand on the real-time video platform that makes you feel suspended over to truly “drink in” the skyline: 5. Belly Laughs sample Coney Island Mermaid the bustling city streets below. (285 Fulton St.) Happy, Joe, Terry, and Deuce walk into a theater… Pilsner on draught, or pour out a 6 Train, citron vodka with This is not a joke: Netfix’s Do Over Tour is coming to cucumber, honey-thyme syrup, Brooklyn, and the line-up is a comedy wrecking ball: Adam and soda. New York has famously 4. Root, Root, Root for the Home Team Sandler, David Spade, Nick Swardson, and Rob Schneider. inspired artists (and drinkers) of The greatest rivalry in sports comes back to the Bronx On stage. Together. At Kings Theater. Between them, these all genres for centuries, so slurp Sure, the Boston Red Sox didn’t exactly mount a championship-caliber guys have a roster of cult movies and hilarious TV shows an elixir and see if the city that season in 2015, fnishing dead last in the AL East. But that was music that you’ve been laughing at for more than two decades, never sleeps can revive you, too. to Yankee fans’ ears! From 5/6-5/8, the Bronx Bombers will do their including some of SNL’s most memorable skits. There’s no (20 Union Square West) damnedest to deal three more losses to their hated northern rivals, playing telling what will happen when they all get together back a weekend series that pits former Fenway phenom Jacoby Ellsbury and the in New York; all we know is, you won’t want to miss it. So game’s best-paid designated hitter, Alex Rodriguez, against Dustin Pedroia go on: tell us you have other plans on 5/25. We know you’re and his band of bearded houligans. May the best man win. (Pro Tip: if just joking. (1027 Flatbush Ave. at Tilden Ave.) you’re in New York, the Yankees are the best man.) (1 E. 161st St.) Written by Leah Blewett CINCO DE MAYO

t’s that time of year again when is where one goes to learn, Mayahuel is everyone’s favorite Mexican holiday, where one goes to play. The drinking den is ICinco de Mayo, makes May a month- one of the sexiest joints in the East Village, long reason to indulge in South-of-the-border with a doorman who requires a reservation food and drink. Here’s where to go for an if you don’t have a name to drop and two- excellent dinner, tequila fight tastings, or stories of intimate tables where fattering Mayo a margarita-fueled night out. red lights see everyone looking their best. Have your server explain the eight diferent The word “authentic” is often used fight combinations on the Flights to Mexico Must-haves liberally in the realm of describing ethnic portion of the menu; they’re from some of food, but chef-owner Richard Sandoval’s food Get in the Cinco de Mayo spirit the fnest distilleries you’ve never heard of. at Maya is the real deal—forward-thinking (Third Ave. nr. 40th St.; 6th St. nr. Second dishes made with Mexican ingredients and with the city’s choicest Mexican Ave.) history that have earned him a reputation fare this month as being at the forefront of the Modern The city may fush with chalkboard signs Mexican food movement. The best way to proclaiming margarita happy hours year- sample his array of gorgeous creations is round, but not all margaritas are created at bottomless brunch on weekends, which equal, and this holiday demands the best. for $45 a head gets a whole table unlimited In Hell’s Kitchen, Arriba Arriba pours small plates and cocktails for two hours. Do some of the top classic margs in the city— days start any fresher than with ceviche nothing fancy (like the red-walled space and a blueberry-pomegranate mimosa? itself), but blended or on the rocks in a But if it’s more authentic street food you’re myriad of tropical fruit favors and sizes after, head to La Esquina down in SoHo. that range up to the 27-ounce “La Mama” There’s a subterranean restaurant for more for those preparing to party. Get some plates refned fare, but we suggest grabbing some of nachos or guacamole-topped quesadillas of the best fsh tacos and roasted corn in on the table, and it’s a recipe for a great town from the walk-up tacqueria counter night. For funkier vibes, head down to the and sitting outside to people-watch one of West Village, where Horchata sets a quirky the most fashionable intersections in the mood as a brick-walled den with strings of city. (First Ave. nr. 64th St.; Kenmare St. at lights hanging from the ceiling and bottles Lafayette St.) stacked on a puzzle of rectangular wood shelves. Horchata serves fve versions of Contrary to popular opinion, the best its namesake drink—including one with way to consume tequila on its own is not espresso for a pick-me-up—but a fashionable through aggressive shot-taking. Like fne young crowd focks here for its strong wines and whiskeys, quality tequilas boast margaritas and shareable contemporary a range of nuanced favors, and a couple of cuisine. A trio of diferent guacamoles made upmarket watering holes are determined to to order and small plates like fautas and show people this through tequila fights. The Mexican-style shrimp cocktail give a solid sister establishment of Maya is Biblioteca— base for multiple rounds of show-stealing another Sandoval creation dedicated to jalapeno cucumber or fg margaritas. (9th tequila with more than 400 bottles of agave Ave. at 51st St.; Sixth Ave. nr. 11th St.) spirits. The tasting-fight menu is organized like a social studies textbook: four tequilas to compare the tastes of diferent regions, three tequilas from a trio of famous family distilleries, four tequilas to show how barrel Horchata Written by Gabrielle Lipton Photo by Noah Fecks wood afects the favor. And if Biblioteca

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runch in Manhattan isn’t your usual Mary. Add in the downhome charm of the mid-morning fare. Restaurants dining area’s reclaimed wood tables and

BEST throughout the borough see it as fooring, red brick walls, vintage signage, BRUNCH theB perfect opportunity to show of their and mason jars, and you’ll understand the chops in the kitchen and get a little playful, up-to two-hour waits on the weekends. inventing new, gussied-up versions of the (Amsterdam Ave. at 85th St.) classic eggs, pancakes, and wafes and Return to grandma’s New England slathering them in New York spirit. A tipple kitchen at Friend of a Farmer, which not or two of bubbly or the bloody makes it all only appears out of place in Manhattan, but the more delicious. Indeed, in New York out of time. Fruit and vegetable wallpaper, City, brunch isn’t merely a meal; it’s a two freplaces, vintage farm equipment, communion. Start with these four favorite baskets of fruit, and rooster portraits brunch spots to discover for yourself… These four restaurants spread across two foors adding a simple Walking through the Renaissance life comfort that extends to the brunch are the perfect spot for palazzo-style foyer at the Le Parker menu as well. Choose from six kinds of that in-between meal Meridien gives you a good idea of quality omelets (served in hot iron skillets), fve we all crave of cuisine and clientele to expect at egg Benedicts, and all the buttermilk Norma’s. Hop up a short fight of a stairs pancakes from the griddle—blueberry, through another Romanesque arch, and the apple, or pumpkin—you can handle. Pork restaurant opens up into a shiny and sleek fans ought not to overlook a side of thick space worthy of a fashion shoot. The wood hickory smoked bacon. Indeed, the farm paneling and porthole-style lighting on the seems ever closer with each bite. (Irving back wall makes it feel like the insides of Pl., btwn. 18th and 19th Sts.) a super luxury yacht. In that context, the The signature restaurant of the Refnery $1,000 lobster frittata with Sevruga Caviar Hotel, Parker & Quinn matches the on the brunch menu fts, but happily the luxury of the accommodations in both rest stays in the two fgures, but still with a dish and design. Aim for one of the raised signifcant amount of richness, particularly leather booths along the wall for the best in the Hollandaise sauce on the seven view of the room that draws primarily from kinds of eggs benedict (Upstream is the early-to-mid 20th century New York spirit, staf favorite), the warm caramel sauce on with vintage photography in gilt frames, the crunchy French toast, and Devonshire gold damask wallpaper, gas lamp lighting cream on the berry-heaped Belgian Wafe. fxtures, dark wood tables, and mosaic (56th St. nr. Sixth Ave.) fooring. The brunch menu brings a lot more The Southern-style cooking on the day color, beginning with the ingenious Bubbly menus at the Upper West Side hotspot Board, which comes with a line of test tubes Jacob’s Pickles spills into the brunch with elderfower liqueur and peach and as well, in biscuit breakfast sandwiches blood orange purées to augment the bottle (made with Tennessee four), chicken and of Prosecco. Follow with a delicious grilled pancakes, and shrimp and bacon grits, not shrimp tartine before moving on to the to mention the signature pickled vegetable spicy, saucy “eggs in hell,” a dippers delight, plates, from beets to green tomatoes. especially with the toasted focaccia. (39th There’s even a jalapeño pickled egg St. nr. Sixth Ave.)

perched, along with bacon, on the Bloody Written by Mike Dunphy Norma's Chocolate Decadence French Toast

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t’s almost Mother’s Day! Don’t make the heritage charm features an intricate gold same mistake as last year, when you and silver tree. Add your siblings’ birthstones, Isaw a Mother’s Day ad the day-of, and so mom can keep you all close, and feature the made a last-ditch efort to buy fowers before family pets with wee animal details. To start fnally caving and giving your mom an overly a fun tradition, start with a few charms and enthusiastic phone call. Or the year you ordered add one each holiday for the rest of the year— her chocolates, only to fnd out that she was on we’ve now solved all your gifting issues for a new diet. This year, we’ve saved you the guilt, the foreseeable future! Stop in at two ofcial the anxiety, and provided all the inspiration retailers in the city (Herald Square: 1284 you need to make your Mother’s Day gift such Broadway; Soho: 494 Broadway) a hit that she’ll be bragging about it to her Moms may be practical, but they love a little friends until July. After all, you can never say luxury as well. For the woman who always thank you enough to your mother! Treat her has a tissue on hand when you need it, carries to something beautiful, from a new scent to around your favorite candy, and never leaves jewelry and more. Mother's Day home without her purse, a Tod’s bag will make Penhaligon’s has been a master of the the perfect Mother’s Day gift. Bright colors perfume industry for decades—well centuries, and snakeprint designs are available for the really, since its British beginnings date back to eccentric mama, but you can’t go wrong with one 1870. So when it comes to making something of their signature shapes in a neutral leather. gifts nice for mom, you can count on the quality and The Small Wave Bag has a wide leather band the brand of their perfumes to be something with snap fastening on the sides, which conceals she’ll be pleasantly surprised by. Their newest a double zipper, a removable strap, and a back scent, Equinox Bloom, was just developed this pocket for her to slip things into on the go. spring as their frst “gourmand” perfume, Luxurious features like glossy leather and inspired by the tastes and sensations of British detailing are immediately apparent, but this Afternoon Tea. Picture a fabulous British bag is versatile as well. Not sure what color to salon, with overstufed cushions and forals get? Opt for the tri-color edition, featuring an everywhere, also refective of the abundance aesthetically-pleasing mix of brown, black and of early spring. Are you taking notes? Your white in a classy stripe. (650 Madison Ave.) mom will love this story! The bottle is as pretty Even the woman who says she already has as the scent inside, with frosted glass and a it all will appreciate some pampering in the delicate bow and stopper. Pick up at their store form of cosmetic treats from C.O. Bigelow. at Rockefeller Center, at Saks Fifth Avenue, From hand lotion to candles to skin remedies or online (and get a free sample with every like magical cream for chapped hands, your purchase!) (620 Fifth Ave.) mother will think of you (and thank you) each Prove that you thought ahead by making time she uses a product. Does mom like to mom a piece of jewelry that’s totally her own, garden? Bigelow’s bestselling “patio oil” sells- with Pandora’s customizable charm bracelets. out of stores regularly, with a natural insect- Choose your band—leather, silver, gold, or repelling formula that’s perfect whether you’re We’ve got you textile, and then pick out a series of charms out working in the yard or enjoying an evening covered for that tell a story by capturing specifc memories, summer cocktail with friends. Your mom won’t taking care of hobbies, and more. Sparkling pave charms catch even believe how insightful and thoughtful you mother this the eye in glittering color, while a dangling are! Run to their West Village location today! fower charm will make mom smile that you (414 Sixth Ave.) holiday remembered her favorite bloom. If in doubt, the heart clasp is a go-to pleaser, or a family Written by Alexandra Hanken

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he month of May marks the beginning of a Doyle, known for his inventive stagings thriving summer season in New York City, of Company and Sweeney Todd, helms Twhich only heightens the pulsing energy this intimate production which highlights the of an already vibrant Times Square flled with inspirational Pulitzer Prize-winning story. With lively productions on the stages of the theatre an original score fused with ragtime, jazz, blues, district. At the heart of these productions are the and gospel, The Color Purple allows its leading passionate and immensely talented performers ladies to sing from their hearts while inspiring creating the stories and characters that transport those lucky enough to be in the audience. (Bernard audiences to diferent worlds night after night. In B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St.) particular, from Ethel Merman to Patti Lupone to The new musical On Your Feet! ofers a behind- Jessie Mueller, the Great White Way has a grand the-scenes look at one of music’s most iconic tradition of powerful actresses and dazzling divas leading ladies, Gloria Estefan. The electric new leading the way. This month, as we take time to production which follows the lives of Estefan and celebrate the women in our lives on Mother’s Day, her husband Emilio features the same undeniable we shine a light on some of Broadway’s brightest passion and energy for which the Grammy Award- Leading Ladies. winning artist is known. Dancing to life with the The Tony Award-winning musical Fun Home pulsing beats of Estefan’s greatest hits including imaginatively explores the life of one woman at “Conga,” “Rhythm is gonna get you,” “1, 2, 3.” and three diferent stages in her life as she navigates of course, “Get On Your Feet” the musical follows self-discovery amidst familial turmoil. Inspired by the Cuban American couple’s journey from humble the graphic novel by Alison Bechdel, this touching beginnings to international super-stardom. Two- biographical musical is the story of one woman time Tony Award-winning Director Jerry Mitchell from childhood to adulthood as she not only (Hairspray, Kinky Boots) is at the helm with discovers her own identity as an artist and woman, explosive choreography by Serigo Trujillo (Jersey but also comes to terms with the unexpected Boys). This inspirational story about the power of death of her enigmatic and elusive father. The love features a winning performance from leading production is not only heartfelt but ofers tour-de- lady Ana Villafane as the unstoppable Estefan. force performances from the actresses bringing to (Marquis Theatre, 1535 Broadway) life Alison, her girlfriend, and mother. In addition After a star making and Tony Award winning to Best Musical, Fun Home earned Tony Awards turn as music legend Carole King in Beautiful: for composer Jeanine Tesori, book writer Lisa The Carole King Musical, Jessie Mueller makes a Kron, and director Sam Gold. (Circle in the Square triumphant return to the Great White Way in the Theatre, 235 W. 50th St.) shining new musical Waitress. With a brand new Another powerful musical showcasing the talents original score by Grammy Award-winning singer- of leading ladies is the stage adaptation of Alice songwriter Sara Bareilles and directed by Tony Walker’s beloved novel The Color Purple. The winner Diane Paulus (Hair, Pippin), Waitress tells production touts critically acclaimed performances the story of Jenna, a small town waitress, stifed by from the indomitable Cynthia Erivo as the show’s her surroundings and stuck in a loveless marriage hero Celie, Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New whose only escape is a passion for pie-making. LEADING Black) as the spirited Sophia and last but certainly When happenstance provides an opportunity to not least, a legendary turn from Academy and put her love of baking to use while ofering an Grammy Award-winning superstar Jennifer escape from her provincial life, she is forced to Hudson, in her Broadway debut, as the sultry choose between her dreams and her commitments. BROADWAY’S MOSTLadies CELEBRATED ACTRESSES TAKE CENTER STAGE jazz singer Shug Avery. Inspired by the classic Paulus, recently selected for the 2014 TIME 100, novel and flm, The Color Purple is a compelling Time Magazine’s annual list of the 100 most story of the resilient power of faith, family and love. infuential people in the world, directs this new The show spans decades in the South as heroine musical which champions motherhood, friendship, Celie grapples with an abusive relationship, and re-embracing long forgotten dreams. (Brooks The Color Purple's Jennifer Hudson, love, and the search for her long lost sister. John Atkinson Theatre, 256 W. 47th St.) Cynthia Erivo & Danielle Brooks (l-r) 24 NYCMONTHLY .COM Photo by Ruven Afanador Written by Kyle Stockburger NYC THEATER SPOTLIGHT Jef, having been nominated for Best Actor for you to do that same thing you did in that play." God of Carnage at the Tonys, working along- Always trying to scratch, always trying to do some- side greats like James Gandolfni, Marcia Gay thing diferent. When you go from Will McAvoy Harden and Hope Davis must have been a real [Newsroom] to Harry Dunn [Dumb and Dumber], I pleasure. While that production was intense like that, being able to pull that of, they are from in its own way, do you think Blackbird carries A to Z. I thought that's what we're supposed to do a lot more of a punch being a live production as actors. Then people think you can do Blackbird, where audiences can react in person rather and they send you the play 10 years ago, or they than if this were a flm? see Blackbird and they think you can do God of Carnage – it usually leads to other things. When theater's at its best, it does what Blackbird does, and that's the strength of David Harrower's Like television, I think one could argue that script. And it's one reason I came back to it. Even Broadway is having a golden age return from God of Carnage, it takes a while to take of and get musicals to comedies to dramas. Why is Black- airborne. With Blackbird, we get in at 30,000 feet. bird a show like nothing else that cannot be It grabs the audience like no other play I've ever missed? done. When we get it like that night after night, It's controversial and it's what I think the Amer- Michelle and I – I think there's nothing like it. ican theater should hang onto when it can. Not Michelle Williams is obviously another something that's feel-good with a happy ending. respected talent, as is Blackbird's director And I understand commercial risk, Blackbird Joe Mantello. Since we are dealing with a certainly falls under that category. If it's well done, sexually-charged, rather taboo theme about a and it takes you somewhere you didn't expect and man having a relationship with an underage moves an audience like Blackbird does then why woman, is this a role unlike anything you've not Broadway? If you go back to O'Neill, Mamet,

Photo by Lacombe Brigitte done in the past? Sam Shepard, August Wilson, they all challenge the audience. Certainly it's safer not to, I love that It's just challenging, and especially returning to it, Scott Rudin wanted to bring it uptown. to go deeper. Joe and I worked hard to really fnd the darkness in this guy and to fnd it in a way that Some of your most memorable flms take place isn't normal to him, but that made sense to him. in New York City – The Squid and the Whale, Any time you get an opportunity to do a role like The Hours, Terms of Endearment, The Purple that, you grab it. There's risk of failure – but to be Rose of Cairo, and there are others, not to challenged like that I'm thrilled – to be doing this mention your stage work. What have you found in my fourth decade. Newsroom was the same way to be enjoyable about working in New York with McAvoy. Blackbird is the same thing – you or working on a project with New York as the have to take everything you've ever learned. It story setting? reminds you what you're supposed to do as an actor Every time you come in and do something – flm or which is diferent than being a star – you have to theater in New York – you know that the level of JEFF DANIELS be fearless and go where this guy is supposed to talent that you're going to be with, that the actors A BOLD BROADWAY RETURN IN "BLACKBIRD" go, physically, emotionally, mentally and Michelle are at their best. As far as the craft of acting, works the same way. ef Daniels has one of the hottest careers right now in Hollywood – one moment serious and harsh in there's a fearlessness in New York, a willingness JHBO's The Newsroom (for which he won an Emmy) and on the opposite spectrum, he can hightail it How did you decide to return to Broadway of doing whatever the character needs to do to get into goofy alongside Jim Carrey in the comedy Dumb and Dumber To. Daniels stars alongside Michelle after your latest projects, being that this is there. There's no worry about image, branding, Williams in Blackbird, a return for the actor, who debuted the role of sex ofender Ray in 2007's Manhattan draining, powerful material you said you whether you're likable or where there's a speech Theater Club production under the genius of the same director, stage veteran Joe Mantello (Wicked, The probably would not return to? where I'm unlikable at the end. The really really good ones have all come from New York theater. Normal Heart). Daniels took on the updated version with a daring energy that can be most appreciated I've never done what I'm supposed to do – ever. live and on stage. Though Daniels comes of major flms like Allegiant, The Martian and Steve Jobs, he That goes all the way back to the frst Dumb and For tickets, talk to your concierge, visit stands by his principle that Broadway-trained actors are thrilling to work with and keep the acting muscle Dumber. I had agents that were begging me not to telecharge.com or call 212.239.6200. strong. Daniels considers this new incarnation to be his frst marquee achievement on Broadway, a long do it. That comes from New York, you do a diferent Visit nycmonthly.com for extended interview time coming for the actor who is no stranger to the stage. New York City Monthly was honored to speak character in each play. No one ever says "we want with him recently… Written by Michael Menachem CONCERTS

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THE MUSIC SCENE THIS MONTH IN NYC HAS MARVEL AT THE MUSIC SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE his May, New York City will be fourishing recent album "Purpose" found the Biebs landing his group known as Ben Folds Five should make their way special guests will surely be in the mix. The evening with live music from the greats to the next- frst of three #1s starting in September when "What into the set, like "Battle of Who Could Care Less" and will certainly remind fans how hip-hop has "Been Tbig-things including the many global electronic Do You Mean?" ruled the airwaves, followed by the the inescapable piano anthem "Brick." Ben Folds has Around The World" and back and you can bet on one stars playing Electric Daisy Carnival such as David bouncy "Sorry" and the Ed Sheeran co-penned "Love a way of making his of-the-cuf banter an enjoyable of the emotional peaks of the night with the timeless Guetta, Kaskade and Eric Prydz (featured in our four- Yourself." Bieber's "Purpose World Tour" electrifes part of the show and the song's stories, so listen up "I'll Be Missing You" dedicated to Biggie. page spread on the festival) as well as Danish soul-pop Brooklyn's Barclays Center May 4 and 5, for what is for some memorable one-liners as well as a stage of UK progressive trance trio Above & Beyond has newcomers Lukas Graham (interview to follow). Pearl expected to be one of the major pop tours of the sum- multi-talented musicians. been going strong since 2000, and they take their Jam captivates for two nights at Madison Square mer, with years of hits including "Somebody To Love," Hip-hop will forever be one of the dominant forces futuristic sound to a cultural high note, playing an Garden on May 1 and 2, rockers Cage The Elephant "Baby," "Boyfriend," "One Time" and "Beauty and a of the 90s, and Diddy is one of the champions of acoustic three-day residency at the Beacon Theater. delight May 16 at Central Park SummerStage and Beat." Having been discovered almost a decade ago, the culture, orchestrating a "Bad Boy Family Re- The act consisting of Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness R&B's brightest Keyshia Cole, Ginuwine and Avant it's likely Justin will do some stripped-down acoustic union" for two nights on May 20 & 21 in celebration and Paavo Siljamaki will take their second Acoustic cruise into Barclays Center on May 7. UK drum and songs, to remind the long-time fans that he's still just a of what would be Notorious B.I.G.'s 44th birthday. album (Acoustic II) for a spin, unveiling new material bass group Rudimental are joined by UK garage duo young kid who made it big posting videos on YouTube. The Brooklyn rapper will be honored appropriately and new versions of favorite tunes like "Love Is Not Gorgon City at Central Park SummerStage on May Quirky North Carolina piano-pop musician Ben at his borough's Barclays Center with star-studded Enough," "Alchemy," the striking "No One On Earth" 18, pop sisters Tegan and Sara groove May 9 at Le Folds has crafted his own brand of fun with relat- performances from the likes of Jay Z, Mary J. Blige, and the ethereal "We're All We Need." This special Poisson Rouge, indie-pop singer Verite smolders May able and clever songs like the angsty "Rockin' The Faith Evans, Lil Kim, Mase, 112, French Montana acoustic evening is a chance for the three artists to 18 at Baby's All Right and The 1975 create a frenzy Suburbs," the emotional "Landed" and "You Don't and more including Puf Daddy & The Family. At showcase their musicianship and various talents and May 17 at Barclays Center. Our other hot picks for Know Me" (which is a duet with Regina Spektor). the BET Awards last June, Pufy and his crew proved for fans to connect with the melodies and vocals in a May are selling out faster than you can say summer... Folds takes over the Beacon Theater May 4 for a spe- there is still a serious appetite for Bad Boy artists deep and emotional way. Paavo will be at the grand Justin Bieber has certainly turned his career cial performance alongside Brooklyn chamber sextet during his company's 20th anniversary medley, so piano, joined by his bandmates Jono on Rhodes (electric around - the Canadian pop star and teen heartthrob yMusic for renditions with rich instrumentation and fans are in for a once-in-a-lifetime evening. With the piano) and Tony on guitars and vocals with some of smashed the Billboard charts last year when Skrillex textures. Folds & Co. will play newer songs from his roster of superstars, everything from "99 Problems" their frequent vocalists Zoe Johnston, Annie Drury, and Diplo helped him usher in a new sound (tropical "So There" album as well as his "Concerto for Piano to "Real Love" to "Get Money" will be played with the Alex Vargas and a 15-piece band for a musical event house) with the smash "Where Are U Now." His most and Orchestra." Tunes from his previous alternative hits continuing to fow. Multiple collaborations and for the senses. Written by Michael Menachem CONCERT SPOTLIGHT

lectric Daisy Carnival hold name. Furthermore, LCD returns to New York with Soundsystem and Calvin Harris its frst stint at Citi Field made history as two of three of E(previously held at MetLife the top headliners at April's 2016 ELECTRIC DAISY Stadium) for the festival’s 5th an- edition of Coachella, sharing the nual bonanza May 14 & 15. Curat- marquee with Guns N' Roses, val- ed by Insomniac Events, the Las idation that electronic music is a Vegas-bred EDC attracted over festival-ready force and a promi- 400,000 ravers at the Las Vegas nent, popular sound of the times. Motor Speedway, and it welcomed 100,000 electronic dance music fans NYC's Upcoming EDC Festival CARNIVAL in 2015 for various subgenres of The response to EDM in the United music including house, dance, drum States has been unprecedented – & bass, techno, dubstep, trance and ushering in a new generation of more. super fans that has not been seen since the early 2000's pop music Rise of Electronic Dance Music craze or even earlier with glam The phenomenon of electronic rock in the 80s. International dance music (EDM) has reached superstars David Guetta, Afro- every corner of the globe and has in- jack, Kaskade, Eric Prydz, Ad- fltrated American pop culture from venture Club, Zedd, Madeon, Baauer's "Harlem Shake" to Kygo's Chris Lake, Dillon Francis, DJ "Firestone" to PSY's "Gangnam Snake, Dimitri Vegas, Dash Ber- Style" to cult flms like Project X. lin and more head to Queens this The genre has as much buzz and a month for EDC New York, one of fanbase that rivals America's big- the global festival's key locations gest rock eras and, just like the rock with New York's longtime love sto- bands, has artists retiring after a ry with dance music through its fast-paced lifestyle. Groups like many incarnations and subgenres. Swedish House Mafa have broken Chicago-based superstar Kaskade up and artists like Avicii have called sums up the festival and the energy it quits recently announcing his re- in New York well: "Anyone who has tirement. spent time in NYC knows that the crowds there truly refect their city. But the culture remains strong They are urban, cool and sophisti- and new acts explode on the scene cated but they love to get down and – electronic music can be heard dirty." Kaskade, who has played in automotive commercials, gro- a number of festivals all over the

Photo by aLive Coverage/Insomniac cery stores, spin classes and viral- world has also spun at small clubs ly thanks to what seems like an in New York and he appreciates infnite number of online videos. the festival atmosphere and the Kaskade, Dada One could argue electronic music's crowds here. "They take this savvy pop music tipping point happened knowledge of music and translate it Life and Sleepy in 2011 with "We Found Love" by into any environment. In any city, Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna's Tom Spread the it's a win to be playing and look out now-iconic vocal. The song is Rihan- at the crowd to see phones down na's longest-running Billboard #1 Love at Citi Field and smiles up. I catch that in New and made Calvin Harris a house- York more than any other place."

30 NYCMONTHLY .COM Like Las Vegas, the New York event and David Guetta's "Bang My Head," is centered around a giant ferris wheel all while taking in the sights, like the and other carnival rides, vibrant art in- various carnival performers who ener- stallations, fresh food vendors and four gize the crowd from the stage or festival diferent stages on the largest footprint grounds in whimsical wigs and even on to date for EDC NYC, this year at Citi stilts. Whether or not all the songs or Field, blending technology, nature and artists are known, fans gather for the art into an all new experience for fans experience of electronic music, the love who come from all over the world. The of the culture, and celebrating life, love energy at EDC is not just generated by and friendship with the colorful backdrop the superstar and newcomer DJs and of EDC's fantasy world. It's a completely producers, the fans really drive the peace, diferent vibe from a nightclub, with the love, unity and respect culture, from "kan- sound escaping to every corner possible. di" plastic jewelry to colorful costumes to "Electric Daisy Carnival is like this liv- non-stop dancing, it's a party like none ing, breathing animal," said Kaskade. "It other that means something diferent to covers a lot of ground and in the wrong everyone. "We love to play big festivals, hands, that can be a problem. But EDC it's just such an awesome feeling to see a has been able to stay at the top of the huge crowd of smiling people," said Olle game by providing top-tier everything Cornéer, member of Swedish duo Dada to their audience. From the sound to the Life. “That's what it's all about for us: stage production to the lights, a person happiness. I think dance music is popular could never complain that they under-do now because people want to get out and it. And at the crux of that is the impor- experience stuf instead of just sitting at tance of the experience of the musicians home listening to music – and a dance they bring. As an artist, it’s always excit- music festival like EDC is the ultimate ing to me to see how far they’ve pushed experience." it from year to year. It’s indescribable to emerge from the wingspan of a giant What To Look Out For This Year robot owl to look at the faces of tens of Canadian producer/DJ Sleepy Tom thousands of music lovers losing their has been gaining momentum since last minds at the spectacle." summer's "Be Right There," a track he co-produced with Diplo, sampling 1992 An Experience You’ll Never Forget Jade smash "Don't Walk Away." For a rel- Dada Life, known for their animated ative newcomer, EDC is an artist-making personalities and banana and cham- opportunity, one that fans really connect pagne obsession are no strangers to the with and respect. "Getting to play EDC festival world or nightclub scene, and in New York is huge for me," said Sleepy Olle [Cornéer] says he and bandmate Tom. "Having the chance to play new Stefan Engblom always go with their material and try to win over new fans is "gut feeling" when performing. "It's re-

one thing, but in a cultural mecca like ally diferent depending on which party NYC it's especially signifcant. They're we play," said Cornéer. "It's one crowd always at the forefront of music and art, when we play a nice club for example, "a dance music so they're hopefully much more receptive and a completely diferent audience when festival like EDC to music they've never heard." we play a warehouse in Brooklyn. They have one thing in common though: they're is the ultimate Attendees of EDC are sure to hear Eric beautiful when they arrive and ugly when Prydz's glistening "Pjanoo," Dimitri Ve- experience" we're done with them!" gas & Like Mike's thrilling "The Hum" Photo by Jake West/Insomniac by Photo

Written by Michael Menachem 32 NYCMONTHLY .COM NYC LIVE MUSIC May 2016 3 6 8 10 13 1 2 4 5 7 9 11 12 14 15 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SUNDAY 6:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 7:30pm 7:00pm 9:00pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 1:00pm Metal Alliance Pearl Jam Local Justin Bieber Awolnation Black Lips B.B. King Blues Vernon Reid X Ambassadors Electric Daisy Tour Madison Square The Bowery Barclays Center Irving Plaza The Bowery Club All *Stars Lincoln Center Terminal 5 Carnival Gramercy Theatre Garden Ballroom Ballroom Lucille’s Citi Field 9:00pm SATURDAY 7:30pm 8:00pm MONDAY 7:30pm 8:00pm WEDNESDAY ABC’s Nashville Peter Wolf WEDNESDAY ZHU 1:00pm Pearl Jam Delta Rae 7:30pm In Concert The Bowery 7:00pm Terminal 5 Electric Daisy Madison Square The Bowery The Theater at Ballroom 9:00pm Justin Bieber Tegan & Sara Lukas Graham Carnival Garden Ballroom Barclays Center Madison Square Le Poisson Rouge Rough Trade NYC 11:30pm Citi Field Garden SATURDAY DJ Questlove 9:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm 8:00pm Brooklyn Bowl 11:30pm 9:00pm Peter Bjorn and Ben Folds Mother’s Day Lukas Graham ZHU John The Beacon DJ Questlove Good Music Highline Ballroom Terminal 5 Rough Trade NYC Theatre Brooklyn Bowl Festival Barclays Center 9:00pm 8:00pm Chelsea Wolfe Elephant Revival The Bowery The Bowery Ballroom Ballroom Electric Daisy Carnival Pearl Jam

Lukas Graham Delta Rae 30 16 Awolnation 31 Electric Daisy Carnival Ben Folds 24 17 MONDAY 21 27 28 MONDAY 18 TUESDAY 25 8:00am 5:00pm 19 22 6:30pm 29 Bob Dylan 75th Cage The WEDNESDAY Corinne Bailey WEDNESDAY Birthday Bash Elephant 20 23 Rae 26 feat. The Portugal. 5:00pm SATURDAY Mercury Lounge 7:30pm FRIDAY Complete Unknowns The Man Rudimental / 7:30pm Cyndi Lauper & 8:00pm Broncho Gorgon City THURSDAY MONDAY Boy George THURSDAY B.B. King Blues Above & Beyond 7:30pm Billy Joel Club Central Park Central Park 11:30pm The Beacon New York The Beacon Theatre 8:00pm Madison Square SummerStage SummerStage 8:00pm DJ Questlove Theatre Harlem Gospel Philharmonic: A The MET Garden Brooklyn Bowl John Williams 9:00pm Orchestra TUESDAY Choir Sings Carnegie Hall TUESDAY 8:00pm SUNDAY Adele Celebration Twin Peaks: SATURDAY Atomic Funk Lincoln Center Down 7:30pm FRIDAY B.B. King Blues Little Mozarts 7:30pm Project 7:30pm Club in Heaven Tour 9:00pm 9:00pm The 1975 B.B. King Blues 7:30pm Above & Beyond The Bowery Lola Marsh Competition C.W. Stoneking Winners Barclays Center Club Above & Beyond The Beacon Ballroom Rough Trade NYC Rough Trade NYC The Beacon Theatre Carnegie Hall Theatre 9:00pm 11:30pm SUNDAY Vérité DJ Questlove 5:00 & 7:30pm Baby’s All Right 8:00pm Brooklyn Bowl Bad boy Family A Decade of Soul Reunion B.B. King Blues Barclays Center Club

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Above & Beyond 34 NYCMONTHLY .COM *not all events included* NYC CONCERT SPOTLIGHT here's a popular tune on the airwaves when I was 20 and I recorded a few songs in these days that sounds like nothing Brooklyn with some friends of mine. I would Telse: the poignant ballad "7 Years," recommend it to anyone, just walking around an empowerment anthem about life and loss, New York City. making a global impact for Danish soul-pop Lukas Graham is a band comprised of band Lukas Graham. Led by lead singer childhood friends, probably having gone Lukas Graham Forchhammer, the four-piece through a lot of the same things together. band is sitting pretty book-ended by the Now as you experience the U.S. together company of Rihanna and Drake's "Work" and on a North American tour, in your free Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" in the U.S., time while in New York City that doesn't just to get an idea on its surge. Lukas sang in include performing and media, what do the Copenhagen Boys' Choir and developed an you hope to explore or do? appreciation for classical music from a young age, while also being drawn to his father's I brought the guys on diferent ferries and Irish roots and Irish folks songs, which are showed them good food, brought them around both evident in the band's music. They are Williamsburg [Brooklyn]. We've been to Cen- also fans of hip-hop, apparent on their tune tral Park. When we get there we want to check "Mama Said," which features a children's out some of the museums. choir singing a reworked version of Jay Z's Dr. Dre's "2001" inspired you big time – "Hard Knock Life" (which of course samples "changed your life" rather. You also grew the iconic Annie song). Currently on tour and up listening to the Rolling Stones, The passing through NYC, Lukas Graham and Beatles, Al Green, James Brown, Prodigy. bandmates perform live May 9 at Highline There's even an Annie/Jay Z sample on Ballroom in Manhattan and May 11 at Rough "Mama Said." So American culture and Trade NYC in Brooklyn. New York City popular music have certainly infuenced Monthly was honored to speak with Lukas a lot of your own music. New York is recently… a melting pot of so many cultures and With "7 Years" hitting #1 in the UK for musical styles, and Lukas Graham music weeks and at #2 in the U.S., what's it like blurs folk, hip-hop, soul, rock ‘n’ roll to be the only artist other than Adele, efortlessly. How do you think New York is Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber to make going to respond to your shows and what a global impact with a ballad in recent do you hope for these dates? memory? We recorded it and pitched the children – we It's weird that's it's happening all around the made that sample – I hope people get the world so quickly – with the song and the re- notion of rap music in the songs. I'm singing cord. I like the fact that we are so high on the with the melody, most of my songs are written charts with a song that's so personal, of this like raps. We are going to give people a lot of caliber, as opposed to something like "Take lovely musical moments. We're going to bring DANISH The World By Storm." a lot of sweat and power to those concerts halls, people can sing along if they want to. It BAND What do you think will be diferent about Photo by Chapman Baehler will make a diference if they have heard the your New York dates compared to other "STORMS" record or not. I think the New York shows are cities in the US? Have you been to New NYC going to be killer cause the album will be out York before? LUKAS for about a month. We played two showcases in New York [in the For tickets, talk to your concierge, visit past], one at Velvet Lounge, one at SOBs. So roughtradenyc.com, or far I wouldn't say crowds vary that much – highlineballroom.com they show up for a band that gives them an GRAHAM experience. I was in New York seven years ago Visit nycmonthly.com for extended interview Written by Michael Menachem 36 NYCMONTHLY .COM MUSEUMS

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s the city reaches the peak of springtime, The Chicago-born artist June Leaf has been our institutions compete with the creating haunting, distinctive works for many Anatural beauty of outdoor parks and decades now, in the form of paintings, drawings tree-lined streets to captivate the eye. A new and sculpture that verge on the surreal. Her SPRING Costume Exhibit show at the Met is always theme is frequently human frailty and struggle, cause for celebration and this month fnds one as small fgures navigate airy mental landscapes of the museum’s most ambitious undertakings of bright, watery acrylic paint and populate yet. A vibrant show at the Whitney featuring the delicate, complex imaginings combining ink, work of a highly distinctive artist demonstrates charcoal, chalk and paint. Leaf has also produced what that temple of American art does best, and wonderful, whimsical metal sculptures, often the New York Botanical Garden of primitive, skeletal human celebrates a big birthday with a demonstrating the or animal forms. The current show dedicated to the gorgeous evolution of fashion exhibition at the Whitney, simply gardens depicted in popular and questioning the entitled June Leaf, is mainly of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 1983 (1983.619.1a, Photo of The Metropolitan © Nicholas Museum of Art,. b). Courtesy Alan Cope Evening dress, Yves Saint Laurent (French, 1969 1936-2008), autumn/winter paintings. Enjoy! devoted to her drawings of the traditional divide past 50 years, presented in an Since the advent of the between couture and installation that suggests how Industrial Revolution, the classic these pieces might be arranged Man Versus Machine confict has prêt-a-porter in her studio (and perhaps, in been at the heart of many creative her head). A smaller selection of her paintings felds, including fashion design. The Costume and sculpture will also be on view. It’s a great Institute at the Met explores this dichotomy in opportunity to discover one of the country’s most its thought-provoking new exhibition Manus x ground-breaking female artists. (Through 7/17, Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology. 99 Gansevoort St.) The distinction between haute couture and ready-to-wear was once defned mainly as The New York Botanical Garden turns handmade versus machine-made, but that is not 125 this year, and the venerated institution necessarily the case these days, considering the is commemorating this milestone by paying innovative high-tech methods used in creating tribute to the homegrown gardens that were all high fashion. Manus x Machina includes over the rage during its early days. Impressionism: 100 ensembles, from an 1880s Worth gown to a American Gardens on Canvas specifcally 2015 Chanel suit, demonstrating the evolution explores the signifcance -- both historical and of fashion and questioning the traditional horticultural -- of the gardens often depicted – 70 haute couture; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift Gift couture; The Metropolitan70 haute Museum of Art, divide between couture and prêt-a-porter. For in popular Impressionistic paintings of 1887 to the show, the Anna Wintour Costume Center 1917, created by some of the most celebrated galleries are transformed into a fashion house American artists of the day. To get the most with ateliers full of clothes in the making, while out of the show, frst stop by the NYBG art the Robert Lehman Wing galleries present galleries to look at the paintings and sculptures case studies using traditional processes such on display by leading Impressionists of the time, as embroidery and lacework shown alongside including William Merritt Chase, Frederick newfangled methods such as 3D printing, Childe Hassam, and John Singer Sargent. computer modeling, laser cutting, and ultrasonic Then visit the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory and welding. (5/5 through 8/14; 1000 Fifth Ave.) stroll among the beautifully recreated gardens inspired by those very artworks. (5/14 through VISIONS 9/11; 2900 Southern Blvd., Bronx) Written by Marina Zogbi

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f there were one aspect of New York City that encapsulates the city’s standing as one of the BROADWAY'S TONY AND GRAMMY-WINNING world’s most vibrant entertainment epicenters, many would point to Broadway theater. As the Icity’s focal point for the very best musicals and shows, the talent, theatrics, and production value found on Broadway are second to none. Whether you’re looking to experience a record-setting musical classic like Phantom of the Opera, or a new play starring one of your favorite Hollywood stars, the BEST MUSICAL following pages will help guide you with detailed information and novel classifcation of Broadway’s most current oferings. Over 13 million people attended a Broadway show in 2014, making it the FEATURING 16 ORIGINAL SONGS BY best-attended and highest-grossing year in history. Also known as the “Theater District” and “The Great White Way,” head there today for unmatched excitement that’s perfect for family outings or solo excursions. CYNDI LAUPER KINKYBOOTSTHEMUSICAL.COM AL HIRSCHFELD THEATRE, 302 W. 45TH ST. 42 NYCMONTHLY .COM BROADWAYT:3.75” BROADWAY MAP Aladdin (musical) family favorite New Amsterdam Theatre 2 Aladdin (New Amsterdam) 20 65th & 214 W. 42nd St. (7th Ave.) Amsterdam 26 American Psycho (Gerald Schoenfeld) Aladdin, a poor street kid who falls in 21 An American in Paris (Palace) love with a princess, has a life-changing 1 Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Stephen Sondheim) experience after discovering the secrets of 55th St. 11 Blackbird (Belasco) a magic lamp. Based on the 1992 Disney movie. Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 1 & 7; 3 The Book of Mormon (Eugene O’Neill) Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. 54th St. 16 Bright Star (Cort) 12 4 Chicago (Ambassador) American Psycho (musical) 53rd St. 43 Cirque du Soleil Paramour (Lyric) Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre 39 5 The Color Purple (Bernard B. Jacobs) 236 W. 45th St. (7th & 8th Aves.) 7 52nd St. 15 The Crucible (Walter Kerr) 26-year-old Patrick Bateman is sophisti- 13 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night (Ethel Barrymore) cated, rich and devastatingly handsome. He's got a sculpted body, a model-gorgeous 51st St. 19 Disaster! (Nederlander) 23 Radio City girlfriend, a to-die-for apartment, and a 42 27 Eclipsed (John Golden) 8th Avenue T:3.75” Wall Street job in 1980s New York City. Music Hall 24 The Father (Samuel J. Friedman) In short, his life's killer. There's just one 50th St. “ 22 snag in this dark vision of the American Rockefeller 39 Fiddler on the Roof (Broadway) 4 Center Dream... Patrick can't get the blood out of 14 Finding Neverland (Lunt-Fontanne)

★★★★ Broadway his $5000 suits. Featuring music by Dun- 49th St. 36 3 32 Fully Committed (Lyceum) can Sheik (Spring Awakening) and based on Bret Easton Ellis' 1991 novel that was 15 22 Fun Home (Circle in the Square) ou’ll feel the 48th St. previously adapted for the screen star- 10 Hamilton (Richard Rodgers) 16 ring Christian Bale in 2000. Mon.Tues. 24 13 6 The Humans (Helen Hayes) Thurs., 7; Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 2 & 40 47th St. earth move!” 33 21 7 Jersey Boys (August Wilson) 7. 5/16 @ 8. 10 14 20 The King and I (Vivian Beaumont) — Time Out New York An American In Paris (musical) Restaurant Row 46th St. 29 18 Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfield) Palace Theatre 41 8 28 26 32 8 Les Miserables (Imperial) 1564 Broadway (46th & 47th Sts.) 18 45th St. 9 The Lion King (Minskoff) The romantic story of a young American 27 5 9 30 Long Day’s Journey Into Night (American Airlines)

soldier, a beautiful French girl, and an 17 31 25 11 Avenue of the Americas the of Avenue StephenT:3.75” Sondheim Theatre 124 West 43rd Street indomitable European city, each yearning 7th Avenue 44th St. 25 Matilda (Shubert) for a new beginning in the aftermath of 38 6 www.BeautifulOnBroadway.com Photo: Zachary Maxwell Stertz 29 On Your Feet! (Marquis) war. Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 43rd St. 17 The Phantom of the Opera (Majestic) 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. 5/29 @ 2 & 7:30. TIMES SQUARE 30 43 1 42 School of Rock (Winter Garden) Beautiful: The Carole 42nd St. 12 She Loves Me (Studio 54) 2 King Musical (musical) 28 Shuffle Along (Music Box) Stephen Sondheim Theatre 38 Something Rotten! (St. James) rd th th 41st St. 124 W. 43 St. (6 & 7 Aves.) 19 31 Tuck Everlasting (Broadhurst) This musical tells the inspiring true story 126610.BEAU.NYC_MonthlyMag_Feb1.indd 40th St. 33 Waitress (Brooks Atkinson) of King's remarkable rise to stardom, LET YOUR from being part of a hit songwriting team 23 Wicked (Gershwin) Job Number 126610 Client Paul Blake Description 1/3pg 4C with her husband Gerry Gofn, to her 39th St. Last Saved 12-30-2015 3:00 PM / Visual Artist Kathryn Mecca / Jared Narber / Page# 1/ Printed At None APPROVALSrelationship with fellow writers and best FANTASIES friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, 38th St. Bleed None Trim 3.75” x 3.75” Live None Fonts Creativeto becomingDirector oneVinny/Tom of the most successful Bright Star (musical) Cirque du Soleil Paramour The Curious Incident of the ITC Franklin Gothic Std (BookUNWIND Compressed, solo acts in popular music history. Tues.- Run Date 2/1/16 CopywriterThurs., 7; Wed.,Aaron 2; Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Cort Theatre (musical) Dog in the Night-Time (play) Book Extra Compressed, Demi Extra Com- th t th Pubs NYC Monthly Magazine Art DirectorSun., 3. 5/1 &Jared 5/29 @ 2 & 7. 138 W. 48 St. (6 h & 7 Aves.) Lyric Theatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre pressed), Belwe Std (Condensed), ITC Zapf Studio Artist KAT Featuring a score by Steve Martin and 213 W. 42nd St. (7th & 8th Aves.) 243 W. 47th St. (8th Ave.) Blackbird (play) Dingbats (Medium) Account Mgr Drew/Brittany Edie Brickell, Bright Star is set in the Paramour unites Cirque du Soleil's sig- The play tells the story of Christopher, T:3.75” Belasco Theatre Blue Ridge Mountains of North Caroli- Proofreader Joe nature spectacle with Broadway's sto- who becomes a suspect when a neigh- 111 W. 44th St. (6th Ave.) na and travels between 1945 and 1923. ry-telling. Set in the world of Golden Age bor's dog is speared with a garden fork. Images Production Steve/Lila Billy Cane, a young soldier just home Jef Daniels and Michelle Williams return Hollywood, the event will spin the tale of He embarks on a mission to discover the BACKGROUND_LIGHT_4C.psd (CMYK; 2100 ppi; 16.66%), GLOW-TEXT_4C.psd (CMYK; 1301 ppi; 26.9%), CAROLE_4C.psd Color Approval Rob Kolb from World War II, meets Alice Murphy, a beautiful young poet forced to choose truth about the dog’s untimely death, re- to Broadway in David Harrower's drama. the brilliant editor of a southern literary (CMYK; 1650 ppi; 21.21%), BEAU.LOGO_FLAT_4C.psd (CMYK; 1757 ppi; 17.07%) Joe Mantello directs this strictly limited, between love and art. Week of 5/2: Mon.- cording everything in a notebook — even journal. Together they discover a power- Thurs., 7:30; Fri., 8; Sat., 3 & 8. Week though his father has forbidden it. Tues. 18-week engagement. Fifteen years ago, ful secret that alters their lives. Tues. & Una and Ray had a relationship. They of 5/9: Mon.-Wed., 7:30; Wed., 2. Week & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 7:30; Fri., 8; Sat., Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & of 5/16: Thurs., 7:30; Fri., 8; Sat., 3 & 2 & 8; Sun., 3. haven’t set eyes on each other since. Now 8; Sun., 3. she’s found him again.Live Mon., Art 8; Tues. & 8; Sun., 2. Week of 5/23: Mon. & Tues., The Crucible (play) Document Path: show folders 2:Volumes:show fo...6610.BEAU.NYC_MonthlyMag_Feb1.inddThurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8;YES Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 7:30; Fri., 8; Sat., 3 & 8; Sun., 2 & 7. 8. Closes 6/12. Chicago (musical) Week of 5/30: Mon., 7:30; Wed., 2:30; Walter Kerr Theatre Ambassador Theatre Fri., 8; Sat., 3 & 8; Sun., 2. 219 W. 48th St. The Book of Mormon (musical) th th 219 W. 49 St. (8 Ave.) The Color Purple (musical) (Broadway & 8th Ave.) Eugene O’Neill Theatre Classic Fosse choreography plus a musi- During the Salem Witch Trials of the th th Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre Photo: Matt Crockett Photo: 230 W. 49 St. (8 Ave.) cal tale of murder and corruption make 242 W. 45th St. (7th & 8th Aves.) 1690's, a whole Massachusetts town is put Once in a blue moon does Broadway get Chicago a sultry sensation. It’s sexy, it’s on trial for witchcraft, due to the fright- a show that’s so shockingly diferent and indulgent... it’s a show that winds you The acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory ened lies of a young woman. The work is O MAJESTIC THEATRE | 247 West 44th St. hysterical as The Book of Mormon. From around its fnger and has you coming back production moves to Broadway, ten years playwright Arthur Miller's allegory of after the original show opened at the | | the people behind South Park and Avenue for more. Mon.Tues.Thurs.Fri., 8; Sat., Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-commu- Telecharge.com 212.239.6200 phantombroadway.com Q comes this hilarious tale of two Mormon 2:30 & 8; Sun., 2:30 & 7. Broadway Theatre. Starring Cynthia Eri- nist "witchhunts" of the 1950s. Features missionaries headed to Uganda. Tues.- vo, Jennifer Hudson and Danielle Brooks. score by Philip Glass. Thurs. & Thurs., Thurs., 7; Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 2 Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 8; 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. 5/29 @ 2 & 7:30. 44 NYCMONTHLY .COM & 7. 3.

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Long Day’s Journey Into Night Shuffle Along or The Making of (play) the Musical Sensation of 1921 American Airlines Theatre and All That Followed nd th th 227 W. 42 St. (7 & 8 Aves.) (musical) Jessica Lange, Gabriel Byrne, John Gal- Music Box Theatre lagher Jr. and Michael Shannon star in Roundabout's new Broadway production 239 W. 45th St. (7th & 8th Aves.) of four-time Pulitzer Prize winner Eugene George C. Wolfe revisits the classic 1921 O’Neill’s autobiographical masterwork. Broadway musical with a new work ex- The story of the Tyrone family and their ploring the backstage drama around the battle to unearth – and conceal – a lifetime show's creation. Starring Audra McDon- of secrets. Tues.Thurs.Fri., 7; Wed., 2; ald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Billy Porter, Sat., 1 & 7; Sun., 2. Closes 6/26. Brandon Victor Dixon and Joshua Henry. Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 8; Matilda: The Musical Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. (musical) family favorite Shubert Theatre Something Rotten! (musical) 225 W. 44th St. (7th Ave.) St. James Theatre th th This cherished childhood classic tells the 246 W. 44 St. (8 Ave.) Dena Blizzard’s new show is a great “Girls Night Out” or “Date Night” story of an intelligent and gifted child When your theatrical competitors include who, unloved at home, tries to rid her for anyone who IS a Mom, HAS a Mom or is MARRIED to a Mom. William Shakespeare, what can a couple school of evil headmistress Miss Trunch- of brothers do to join the ranks of Eliza- bull. Adapted from the popular 1988 Roald Brought to you by: bethan power players? Write a musical, Dahl novel, Matilda heads to B’Way after of course! Starring Christian Borle and garnering a record seven Olivier Awards Telecharge.com 212-239-6200 Brian d'Arcy James. Tues. & Thurs., 7; in London. 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Take a journey Celebrating 10 years worldwide, this is an Have you ever gone un-showered for days, Tells the story of Cuban Americans Emilio you’ll never forget in a new musical about uninhibited and unforgettable show you fought with your husband over who works Estefan and his wife Gloria, who became love, family and living life to the fullest. have to see to believe! This theatrical thrill harder, picked a child’s nose or had a kid the best-selling crossover performer Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 7:30; Fri., ride combines euphoria-inducing live mu- pee on you? Dena Blizzard’s new show One in Latin music. Features the hit songs 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. 5/29 @ 2 & 7:30. sic and breathtaking aerial displays in a Funny Mother will make you realize you’re "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You" and "Conga." performance that’s as exhilarating as it is not crazy…motherhood is! Thurs., 7; Sat., Tues. & Thurs., 7; Wed., 2 & 8; Fri., 8; addictive. Wed. & Thurs., 8; Fri., 9; Sat., Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., 3. 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School of Rock (musical) The Gazillion Bubble Show (family favorite) (family favorite) The Elektra Theatre SHOWS FROM WEDNESDAY TO SUNDAY Winter Garden Theatre Wicked st New World Stages 4 rd th 1634 Broadway (51 St.) (musical) family favorite 300 W. 43 St. (8 Ave.) B3:316/@531=;=@  !'$  340 W. 50th St. (8th & 9th Aves.) DARYL ROTH THEATRE - AT UNION SQUARE A down-on-his-luck wannabe rock star Gershwin Theatre Lifetime professional physics demonstrator poses as a substitute teacher at a pres- Record-breaking bubble artist Fan Yang FUERZABRUTANYC.COM #FUERZABRUTANYC st th David Maiullo brings his scientifc "mag- 222 W. 51 St. (8 Ave.) explores the fragile and mysterious world tigious prep school to make ends meet. ic" from the world of physics to the stage of soap bubbles, blending art and science When he discovers his students’ musical The story of the Wicked Witch of the West in a tantalizing show that features live in a dazzling display. This interactive talents, he enlists his ffth-graders to form and Glinda the Good Witch, this musical segments on motion, momentum, vacu- show features fantastic light efects, la- a rock group and conquer the Battle of the takes a fantastical journey through a dif- um, friction, energy, density, fuid motion, sers and, masterpieces of bubble artistry. Bands. Based on the 2003 hit movie. Mon. ferent dimension of Oz. Tues., 7; Wed., 2 sound waves/vibrations, light waves, tem- & Tues., 7; Wed., 2; Fri., 7:30; Sat., 2 & & 7; Thurs. & Fri., 8; Sat., 2 & 8; Sun., Thurs., 11 & 2; Fri., 7; Sat., 11,2,4:30; perature and many more from the world in Sun., 12 & 3. 7:30; Sun., 1 & 6. 3. which we live. Fri., 7; Sat., 3 & 7; Sun., 3. 48 NYCMONTHLY .COM

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Every dish is served Prime New York sirloin that rivals any entrees that draw inspiration from around "Chazz Palminteri Combines and sides like buttermilk onion rings and family-style, in generous portions de- cut in town. the world: teriyaki glazes to Cajun blacken- string beans with caramelized onions and signed for sharing, ranging from savory ing spices to melted leeks and chanterelles. pancetta. 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Priceless. in garlic butter or a “Down East” lobster and dessert, but in the best way possible. The night life is pretty hopping here, so bake with mussels, clams, corn and potatoes grab a drink and mingle while you're at it! in the bi-level dining room, while crisp rosé Smith & Wollensky Il Mulino Uptown complements clams casino at the comfort- 797 Third Ave. (50th St.) Becco 37 E. 60th St. (Madison Ave.) able bar during happy hour daily. 212.753.1530 355 W. 46th St. (9th Ave.) 212.750.3270 212.397.7597 Dress nicely. Keep your elbows of the Ed’s Chowder House A steakhouse in Midtown, Smith & Wollen- rd sky ofers a variety of quality meat such as A theater district standout, Becco could be table. Chew with your mouth closed. 44 W. 63 St. (Broadway) the Colorado aged rib eye they age 21 days a great restaurant for a group dinner with All good advice, but the most important 212.956.1288 on site. However, surprisingly the distinctive shareable plates. 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Today, twin infnity fountains Observatory provides unique, panoramic and sea lion feedings, take a class on wildlife icons, are part of fun interactive exhibits World," or stand behind the contestant ringed with the names of the victims cascade views of New York City, its most iconic 30 Rockefeller Plaza photography and refuel with a snack at the that really let you get up close and personal. podiums and live vicariously through "Celebrity Jeopardy" and the shenanigans into the bedrock of Manhattan island where sites, and surrounding waters. Not only (5th & 6th Ave.) on-site Dancing Crane Café. Trivia: the Prepare to be starstruck. the towers once stood, and the subterranean featuring an unparalleled view of NYC, the adjacent Children’s Zoo is home to the only that made it a fan favorite because of museum exhibits artifacts and examines the comprehensive experience utilizes cutting- 212.698.2000 cow in Manhattan! Will Ferrell's Alex Trebek and Darrell Madison Square Garden Hammond's impression of Sean Connery. events of the day and their historical and edge technology to provide interactive Located in the heart of Rockefeller Center, ongoing resonance. ways of connecting with landmarks and 4 Pennsylvania Plaza atop the iconic Art Deco skyscraper Dave & Busters neighborhoods, as well as audible personal familiarly known as 30 Rock, Top of the (33rd St. at Eighth Ave.) stories from the men and women who Rock’s three foors of outdoor and indoor 234 W. 42nd St. (Eighth Ave.) New York Public Library constructed it. 212.465.6741 decks ofer breathtaking panoramic views 646.495.2015 Stephen A. Schwarzman of the city. Visit on a clear, sunny day and From the glossy boards of a basketball court nd wave to fellow observers on the deck of the When the streets of New York are rainy, Building - Fifth Ave. (42 St.) Rockefeller Center chilly, or simply too crowded, Dave & Busters to the blinding lights of a rock concert, few Empire State Building, or – even better – go venues boast the versatility of the place that 917.275.6975 45 Rockefeller Plaza (50th St.) at night, and fnd yourself surrounded by the is a perfect escape. This rambunctious, adult-oriented funhouse is the arcade New Yorkers know, simply, as “The Garden.” Since Ghostbusters debuted in 1984, no visit drama of the spectacularly lit metropolis. MSG is home court to the Knicks, home 212.698.2000 your 13-year-old self always imagined: to New York has been complete without a ice to the Rangers, and, in recent months, “Unusual, unexpected and always exciting,” every conceivable game, from skeeball and glimpse of the imposing stone lions that the site of an ever-expanding concert series Rockefeller Center is home to some of New United Nations billiards to Temple Run and Dizzy Chicken, fank the entrance to the New York Public from proud New Yorker Billy Joel, among York City’s favorite annual traditions. plus a craving-friendly menu of bar food Library at Bryant Park. While it’s unlikely 46th St. at First Ave. other national acts. A rarity among arenas, Declared a National Historic Landmark favorites and a cocktail list that includes that you’ll be chased out the door by a it’s centrally located in midtown and easily in 1987, the plaza is easily recognizable 212.963.7710 boozy snowcones. Load up your “player’s reticent spirit a la Bill Murray and Dan accessible by mass transit (Amtrak’s Penn by those iconic waving flags and the Step out of New York without leaving card” with credits or have it all with an Aykroyd, the landmark Beaux-Arts building Station is just downstairs). is still an exciting sight, and hosts frequent Prometheus sculpture heralding visitors Manhattan island: the 18-acre UN afordable “Eat & Play Combo,” and forget author talks, workshops, and classes, as well to 30 Rock for decades. For an extraordinary Headquarters is international territory, about the Times Square crowds at this year- as free rotating exhibitions of photography, look at the rich history and fascinating owned by all 193 Member States. Guided round indoor carnival. Radio City Music Hall art, and more throughout the year. artistry of the NYC landmark, visitors can tours pass through the same halls where 1260 Avenue of the Americas take a guided tour through the Center’s most diplomats and delegates do their work, Discovery Times Square th signifcant buildings, gardens and spaces. while curated exhibits remind visitors of (50 St.) th the brutal costs of war, from remnants of 226 W. 44 Street, 212.465.6741 the nuclear explosions at Nagasaki and (Broadway and 8th Ave.) Hiroshima to the Escopetarra, a guitar Nicknamed “The Showplace of the Nation,” forged from an AK47 by Colombian activist 866.987.9692 this Art Deco gem boasts an instantly ATTRACTION SPOTLIGHT César López. With a rotating line-up of museum-style recognizable outside marquee, a gorgeous, exhibitions that range from artifacts from landmarked interior, and, perhaps most NEW YORK CITY BALLET Woolworth Building the lost city of Pompeii to in-depth analysis importantly, the equally iconic Rockettes, of the science behind Marvel’s The Avengers, who perform their high-kicking precision Lincoln Center 233 Broadway (Barclay St.) Discovery Times Square (DTS) is a haven dance routines each year during the 415.710.6860 for visitors looking to learn and play. Christmas and Spring Spectaculars. Attend The on-site cupcake shop and café, plus a performance or take a behind-the-scenes Once the tallest building in the world, the complimentary bag check for all guests, tour to admire the Great Stage with its Woolworth has long since been overshadowed make DTS a great way to spend a chilly or massive Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ, and by its famous neighbors (most recently, One rainy day in Midtown. Exhibitions change just soak up the luxurious ambience of a World Trade Center, just a few blocks away). frequently, with a strong focus on scientifc bygone era in New York. But nothing can dim the radiant glow of and historic collections, often presented in the “Cathedral of Commerce,” a Gothic- fresh, engaging ways. inspired monument to turn-of-the-century Rockwood Music Hall progress. While the observation deck is 196 Allen St. (Houston St.) closed to visitors, tours include the soaring Jazz at Lincoln Center exterior and opulent lobby, a marble and 3 Columbus Circle (60th St.) 212.477.4155 brass masterpiece that still elicits audible Imagine the most perfect live music venue gasps on sight – not unlike a cathedral. 212.258.9800 on earth: no cover, a diferent artist every The New York City Ballet is one of the most prestigious dance companies We like a cozy downtown jazz venue as much hour from 12 noon until 12 midnight, an Yankee Stadium Tour as the next city slicker, but when it comes to afordable bar, a few cozy balcony seats, in the world, known for their athletic and contemporary style that make clear sightlines, a hip downtown crowd. 1 E. 161st St. (River Ave.) world-class music in the key of “swing,” we them a joy to watch for even the most novice of patrons. This month includes head straight uptown to Wynton Marsalis’s It’s not a dream; it’s Rockwood Music Hall, 646.977.8687 soaring vision: Jazz at Lincoln Center, a a haven for performers and fans alike. The exciting performances of classic works by legendary choreographers like intimate space is actually three separate Few places are more quintessentially New multi-venue performance space dedicated stages, with more than a dozen gigs every Balanchine (who also founded the NYCB), climaxing with fve consecutive York than Yankee Stadium, home to the 27- to making jazz accessible to everyone. Take day. The hard part isn’t getting in (as long as time World Champion New York Yankees. a class, ofered at varying levels for all ages, nightly performances of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” from 5/25-5/29 you’re 21) – the hard part is deciding which Get to know their stomping grounds with then take in a show; performances range to close out the Spring season. For a full calendar of performances, visit stage to watch at what time. a 45-minute guided tour, which visits the from a Sinatra centennial to previously 226 W 44TH STREET nycballet.com. on-site New York Yankees Museum (you’ll unperformed works written and conducted see Babe Ruth’s bat and an exact replica by Marsalis himself. DISCOVERYTSX.COM (David H. Koch Theater, 20 Lincoln Center Plaza, 212.496.0600) of Thurman Munson’s locker, among othertreasures); Monument Park, home to every retired number from 1 (Billy Martin) to 49 (Ron Guidry); and even the actual on- Save 20% on adult, senior, and child tickets. Not on valid holidays. Not valid on previously purchased tickets or VIP tickets/packages. Subject to availability. 8 ticket limit per order. Cannot be combined feld dugout, where Derek Jeter played his with any other offers or discounts. Offer valid on at Discovery Times Square. Blackout dates apply. This offer may be revoked at any time. All sales subject to NY Sales Tax and Facility Fee. Offer valid now last game in pinstripes. through fnal day of the exhibition. Rebel, Jedi, Princess, Queen: Star Wars™ and the Power of Costume was developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in partnership with the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and in consultation with Lucasfilm Ltd. © & ™ 2016 Lucasfilm Ltd. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. © 2016 Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS ©2016 &™ Discovery Communications, LLC. All Rights Reserved. ART Museum of American Whitney Museum Illustration 99 Gansevoort St. MUSEUMS 128 E. 63rd St.(Lexington Ave.) (Washington & 10th Sts.) American Folk Art Museum 212.838.2560 212.570.3600 2 Lincoln Sq. In 1901 the Society of Illustrators was The Whitney, New York’s beloved institution founded “… to promote generally the art (Columbus Ave. at 66th St.) devoted to art of the U.S., has just re-opened of illustration and to hold exhibitions from in its brand new, Renzo Piano-designed 212.595.9533 time to time.” Since 1939 the Society has space located in the hip Meatpacking Dis- The premier institution devoted to the been housed in this graceful, fve-story town- trict. Inaugural exhibit America Is Hard to creative expression of self-taught artists, house, where the lower levels eventually See is an unprecedented selection of works this museum holds more than 7,000 art- became the museum it is today. In addition from the Whitney’s permanent collection, works dating from the 18th century to the to special exhibits ranging from alternative comprising approximately 650 pieces by present. There is an astounding variety comics to children’s book illustration, there’s some 400 artists, with rarely shown pieces of objects here, including paintings, draw- a permanent collection boasting nearly 2,000 side-by-side with familiar icons by Hopper, ings, textiles, ceramic objects, furniture, works by the greatest names in the feld. O’Keefe, and Calder, among others. Wheth- and handmade items like carousel animals, Fledgling illustrators are welcome to hone er exploring the fabulous new building and weathervanes, game boards, and shop signs. their skills at twice-weekly “sketch nights.” its Hudson River views or admiring all that Fans of renowned outsider artist Henry fantastic art, you won’t be disappointed. Darger, rejoice. This place holds the largest Museum of Arts and Design collection anywhere of his works, including 2 Columbus Cir. (58th St.) paintings, collages, drawings, manuscripts, and other materials. 212.299.7777 CULTURE A celebration of historic and contemporary The Cloisters innovation in art, craft, and design, MAD is conveniently located at the southwest 99 Margaret Corbin Dr. American Museum of corner of Central Park. The museum’s new Natural History (Ft. Tryon Pk.) (2008) spacious home boasts 54,000 square th 212.923.3700 feet of galleries displaying a dazzling array Central Park West (79 St.) This northern outpost of the Metropolitan of objects, including over 100 colorful quilts 212.769.5100 from 17 countries; metal work from teapots Museum of Art is all about medieval art and One of the most celebrated museums on to incense burners; and beautiful wooden architecture, from gorgeous stained-glass earth, the AMNH has 45 permanent exhibit pieces including Frank Gehry’s curvy Power windows to its must-see collection of unicorn halls housing myriad human, animal, plant, Play Armchair and other innovative exam- tapestries. A stroll through the museum’s fossil, and rock specimens, in addition to the ples of furniture. Jewelry lovers, take note: atmospheric chapels, picturesque cloisters, renowned Rose Center for Earth and Space. MAD is the only American museum with a and enchanting herb gardens will instantly Don’t miss the amazing array of dinosaur gallery dedicated to contemporary jewelry. conjure romantic images of medieval knights skeletons in the Fossil Halls, the Millstein and maidens. Be sure to explore the pictur- The Metropolitan Museum of Art Hall of Ocean Life’s great squid vs. whale esque walkways of surrounding Fort Tryon Museum of Modern Art combat diorama, or the towering display of Park, a lovely setting for the intoxicating 11 W. 53rd St. (5th & 6th Ave.) eight “alarmed” elephants in the Akeley Hall experience of being transported to another 212.708.9400 of African Mammals. Night at the Museum time and place. fans can recreate their favorite scenes with Considered by many the most infuential a self-guided tour of exhibits featured in modern art museum in the world, MoMA has the movies. Cooper Hewitt, been on the cutting edge of the feld since its Smithsonian Design Museum founding in 1929. It’s impossible not to be 2 E. 91st St. (Fifth Ave.) delighted by something here, whether it be The Anne Frank Center USA 212.849.8400 a Jackson Pollock from the permanent col- 44 Park Pl. (Church St.) lection or one of the special exhibits, which 212.431.7993 The only museum in the nation devoted range from blockbuster retrospectives of A partner to the famed Anne Frank House exclusively to historic and contemporary major artists to collections by avant-garde design, Cooper Hewitt is home to a diverse photographers. Don’t forget to pay a visit in Amsterdam, NYC’s Anne Frank Center was started by Anne’s father Otto Frank collection of objects spanning 30 centuries. to Van Gogh’s hauntingly beautiful The as the Anne Frank Foundation in 1959. Situated in the visually imposing former Starry Night, an unfailingly soul-stirring Using the diary and spirit of its namesake, mansion of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, experience. the museum recently reopened after three the center’s mission is to educate about years’ renovation. Try out one of the fantas- the dangers of intolerance, antisemitism, tic new interactive features, like the Immer- Neue Galerie racism, and discrimination, and to inspire sion Room, where you can select wallpaper 1048 Fifth Ave. (86th St.) a world built on equal rights and respect. from the museum’s extensive collection and 212.628.6200 This unique, contemplative space includes The Museum of Modern Art The American Museum of Natural History project it onto the walls. Or just browse the an interactive exhibit telling Anne’s story textiles, furniture, toys, jewelry, kitchen Housed in a distinguished Beaux-Arts style via diary excerpts, stories, and images of her appliances, or whatever strikes your fancy. mansion designed by New York Public Li- family and those who hid with her. brary architects Carrère & Hastings, the Neue Galerie is devoted to early 20th cen- Jewish Museum The Metropolitan tury German and Austrian art and design. o other city in the U.S. – and few in the world – can compete with New York when it comes nd Museum of Art It’s easy to feel the spirit of 1920s Vienna, 1109 Fifth Ave. (92 St.) to number and diversity of museums. From huge megastars like the Metropolitan Museum 1000 Fifth Ave. (82nd St.) not just embodied in the works by masters 212.423.3200 such as Schiele, Kandinsky, Klee, and Klimt 212.535.7710 Located in the lovely Felix M. Warburg of Art and American Museum of Natural History to lesser known gems like the intimate (whose famed Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer House, a former mansion on New York’s N With nearly two million artworks spanning I resides here), but in two cozy cafes serving Morgan Library and Museum, the city truly has it all in the arts and culture department. A good famed Museum Mile, the Jewish Museum 5,000 years, The Met is the largest art mu- up authentic specialties including strudel houses 30,000 works of art and cultural place to start your museum-hopping excursion might be upper Fifth Avenue, with visits to the seum in the U.S., with a mind-bogglingly and Linzertorte. Wunderbar! extensive array of holdings, from Classical artifacts refecting the global Jewish expe- Latino-favored Museo del Barrio and its gracious neighbor, Museum of the City of New York. Then rience. Its excellent special exhibits are as Greek sculpture to contemporary photog- Rubin Museum of Art work your way down “Museum Mile” to the Jewish Museum, Cooper-Hewitt, Guggenheim, and raphy. Check out one of the many special acclaimed as those of larger art museums, 150 W. 17th St (Seventh Ave.) while its permanent collection includes Met, all within walking distance of each other. Another idea: spend a day downtown, visiting the exhibits or explore the museum’s vast col- lections of Ancient Egyptian art (and the 212.620.5000 international treasures from ancient to splendid Temple of Dendur); myriad rooms modern times. Archaeological artifacts, cere- New Museum, National Museum of the American Indian, and National September 11 Memorial A lovely gem of a space devoted to the art and of European paintings; African, Asian or monial art, old and contemporary paintings, cultures of the Himalayas, India, and nearby and Museum; or hop a train across the river to the Brooklyn Museum. Art and design, culture and Islamic art; or the always gorgeous Costume beautiful and unusual menorahs; these are regions, the Rubin is one of New York’s more Institute oferings. Refuel at the relatively just some of the wondrous things to behold history – they’re all represented by exciting NYC institutions that await your visit. Start planning engaging museums. With special exhibits inexpensive but impressively eclectic cafe- here, for art afcionados of all cultures. ranging from ancient artworks to modern your itinerary here. teria on the ground foor. multi-media projects, and a permanent col- lection focused on myriad forms of Tibetan art, the Rubin is a treasure trove of works 60 NYCMONTHLY .COM you probably won’t see anywhere else. MUSEUMS New York City Fire Museum CULTURAL cont. 278 Spring St. (Hudson St.) 212.691.1303 DINOSAURS Honoring “The Bravest,” from New York’s AMONG US Lower East Side Tenement The Museum at FIT Museum 227 W. 27th St. (Seventh Ave.) storied frefghting past to the 343 who made YOU’LL NEVER LOOK AT A PIGEON THE SAME WAY AGAIN the ultimate sacrifce to protect their fellow 97 Orchard St. (Delancey St.) 212.217.4558 New Yorkers on September 11, 2001, the 212.431.0233 This clean, airy space, which bills itself New York City Fire Museum is a treasure quite reasonably as “the most fashionable This typical fve-story brick tenement build- trove of historic artifacts and contemporary museum in New York City,” is the public educational programs. Children, in par- ing, like many in the neighborhood, was face of the most celebrated school of design home to approximately 7,000 working-class ticular, are fascinated by the collection of studies in the U.S. With one gallery devoted old-fashioned and contemporary fretrucks, people, from more than 20 countries, be- to items from a permanent collection of tween 1863 and 1935. Unlike its renovated while interactive fre safety demonstrations, 50,000 garments and accessories dating led by real FDNY frefghters, captivate and neighbors, however, 97 Orchard preserves from the 18th century to present, another to and interprets the history of the city’s immi- educate, including a simulated escape from innovative special exhibits, and yet another a smoke-flled apartment and authentic gration through guided tours of apartments holding student and faculty shows, this is a representing diferent time periods. Amid gear for visitors to try on. Attracting 40,000 must-visit for anyone with even a passing in- visitors a year from all over the world, this is the dim lighting, recreated furnishings, and terest in the history and industry of clothing. appropriately garbed actors playing former an experience that exemplifes NYC’s most tenants, it’s not hard to imagine a bygone dedicated heroes. neighborhood and the lives of those who Museum of the City of New York gave up everything to settle here. 1220 Fifth Ave. (103rd St.) New York Historical Society 212.534.1672 170 Central Park West (77th St.) The Morgan Library & Museum An institution that celebrates the history, 212.873.3400 225 Madison Ave. (36th St.) art and culture of New York and its people, Founded in 1804, the New-York Histori- 212.685.0008 MCNY is well worth a trip to the northern cal Society (N-YHS) collects and protects end of Museum Mile, and not just because the city’s history. As the oldest museum This striking complex of buildings originated it’s across the street from Central Park’s in NYC (predating the Met by nearly 70 with the 1906 palazzo-like private library of lovely Conservatory Gardens. Go for its years), N-YHS chronicles the city’s past and fnancier John Pierpont Morgan, and was consistently remarkable special exhibits present, with much of their 40,000-object recently completed with Renzo Piano’s mod- or permanent displays that include extrav- collection in full view and accessible via ernistic renovation and expansion. Check agant costumes and decorative objects from contemporary touch screens and interactive out one or more of the Morgan’s excellent the city’s Gilded Age and an exploration exhibits. Expect Tifany lamps and Audo- exhibits of illuminated, literary and histori- of NYC’s social activism. Be sure to check bon watercolors alongside Revolutionary cal manuscripts, books, drawings and prints. out the elaborate Stettheimer Dollhouse War-era portraits, Civil War letters, and But don’t miss the Charles McKim-designed featuring tiny paintings made by 1920s newspapers and artifacts preserved from library itself, recently restored to its original avant-garde artists. 9/11. N-YHS is also home to Cafè Storico, a grandeur. The awesomely ornate East Room gleaming Italian restaurant from renowned with its three-story high inlaid walnut book- restaurateur Stephen Starr. shelves and Mr. Morgan’s richly appointed study with its decadent red silk walls are equally swoon-worthy. New York Transit Museum Boerum Pl. (Schermerhorn St.) 718.694.1600 Appropriately situated in a decommissioned EXHIBIT SPOTLIGHT subway station, the Transit Museum is one of the city’s most extraordinary destinations. TOM SACHS: BOOMBOX RETROSPECTIVE, 1999-2006 The sprawling space houses a vast array of historical artifacts relating to the city’s Brooklyn Museum trains, buses, bridges, and tunnels, includ- ing old maps, turnstiles, token booths, and countless other items. Hop aboard vintage subway cars of various eras (complete with period-appropriate ads) for a taste of bygone commuter travel or slide into the driver’s seat of a city bus and imagine steering that baby down Broadway. You will be (yep) transported.

The Paley Center for Media 25 W. 52nd St. (Sixth Ave.) 212.621.6600 Formerly known as the Museum of Televi- sion & Radio and the Museum of Broadcast- Most of you reading this right now likely owned a boombox during some ing, the Paley Center believes that televi- point in your life, or have at the very least noticed them as a defning icon of sion and radio shows are artifacts worthy of NOW OPEN AMNH.ORG street culture in movies set before the the launch of the iPod. Contemporary preservation, and we couldn’t agree more! Close to 160,000 TV shows, commercials, The American Museum of Natural History gratefully acknowledges the artist Tom Sachs pays tribute to this bit of nostalgia by transforming and radio programs are available in the the Brooklyn Museum’s glass entryway, the Rubin Pavilion, into a living Center's library for visitors to experience Richard and Karen LeFrak Exhibition and Education Fund. at individual consoles. From The Honey- sound system that hovers between art and science, the functional and the mooners to Breaking Bad, the 1984 Super Dinosaurs Among Us is proudly supported by mythological. Inside you’ll fnd boom box sculptures, an immersive sound Bowl commercial introducing the Macintosh computer to Olympics highlights, there’s a environment, all demonstrated through 18 phenomenal works that transform ton to choose from. Prepare to spend a nice the ordinary into art. chunk of time here. (200 Eastern Parkway, 718.638.5000 Additional support is generously provided by Dana and Virginia Randt. 62 NYCMONTHLY .COM CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET I NEW YORK CITY I MEMBERS ENJOY SPECIAL BENEFITS Lord & Taylor Dior DEPARTMENT STORES th SHOPPING 424 Fifth Ave. (38th & 39th Sts.) 21 E. 57 St. (Madison Ave.) New York, NY 212.931.2950 Barney’s 212.391.3344 Christian Dior is a brand that says power. st A few short years ago, Lord & Taylor un- Dior owns luxury; it even owns LVMH. Mist 660 Madison Ave. (61 St.) your body in the delectable essence of Dior 212.826.8900 veiled its NYC fagship facelift with a bevvy of stilt-walking beauties and celebrity sight- Addict, just one of its countless of sensuous Barneys is one of the few multi-story stores ings. The uplifted department store has kept perfumes, and you are winking to the world that seek out the avant garde. They carry the its stature high while catering to many levels that you too, own everything. New creative experimental greats like Junya Watanabe of the fashion lover. Shoppers of all sizes are director Raf Simons breathes new life into and his master Rei Kawakubo’s Comme des sure to score a snazzy something new. The the New Look, the silhouette Dior popu- Garçons, the dark comfort of Rick Owens, cosmetics foor is vast and enriching, and larized after WWII to bring women out of the breezy goddess in Nili Lotan, the genius the shoe selection is a step up in terms of workwear, into a more hourglass fgure with of Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake, and bang for your buck on 5th Avenue. a fabric rich skirt. With patterns like paint the evening body grace of Azzedine Alaïa. oozing about a palette, peeking through This brilliance and more comes at quite a clear coats, and pleated striped skirts hug- Macy’s ging the waist under solid crop tops, the cool coin, but these designs are intelligently th th worth it. Meanwhile, the 8th foor is your go 151 West 34 St. (7 Ave.) upcoming collection is a sartorial triumph. to for top jeans and a more relaxed attitude. 212.695.4400 Fendi As “the world’s largest department store,” th Bergdorf Goodman Macy’s Herald Square is a sprawling 11-lev- 598 Madison Ave. (57 St.) 745 Fifth Ave. (58th St.) el, 2-million-square-foot shopping mecca 212.897.2244 800.588.1855 that is home to near-endless fashions for The interlocking F’s forge forward on the men, women, children, and the home, as inside, lining leather bags that leap for Bergdorf Goodman is dripping in glamour. well as fve diferent quick- and full-ser- From the late greats Alexander McQueen luxury. Fashion’s favorite bag carry long vice restaurants; a shoe foor that occupies and slim into the arms of the classic luxe and Oscar de la Renta to Givenchy, Lanvin, one entire story and is known among the Tom Ford, Balenciaga, and Valentino, the lady. With each wall a diferent texture, the city’s would-be Carrie Bradshaws, simply, store will draw you up deep mahogany stairs runway comes to life within these longstand- as “paradise;” spectacular seasonal foral ing walls. They spotlight new couture, á la into a world of fur and cocktail dresses. Stay displays throughout the year; a cosmetics downstairs for sunglasses, fragrances, silk the inimitable nightlife goddess designer department that puts even the grandest Domonique Echeverria. Ever crisp and scarves, and wallets, in addition to all of Sephora to shame; and – yes, Virginia – their most popular purses. chic, Bergdorf’s serves head to toe, balanc- around Christmastime, one very well-known ing of the moment's trends with enduring Santa Claus. style. 5F Contemporary, fttingly on the Gucci 5th foor, is where you’ll fnd easy-to-wear 725 Fifth Ave. (E. 56th St.) Bloomingdale's statement pieces with an ever so slightly gentler price tag. 212.826.2600 LUXURY For made-to-measure, made-to-order, and ready-to-wear fashion, few destinations in Bloomingdale’s the world can rival Gucci’s New York fag- th 1000 Third Ave. (59 St.) ship, the brand’s largest store worldwide. Armani 212.705.2000 The 46,000 square-foot boutique is home to 717 Fifth Ave. (56th St.) Inside one of the world’s foremost fashion three foors’ worth of artful clothing and ac- meccas, you’ll fnd internationally iconic 212.207.1902 cessories, and the free-standing fne jewelry shop on the top foor is literally the crown staples from brands like Burberry, Diane Giorgio Armani’s fashion empire is built Von Furstenburg, Theory, Ralph Lauren, jewel atop this palatial temple to high fash- upon super sleek suiting and unending ion. Style mavens relish the comprehensive and beyond alongside the “It” bags from elegance, and this four-story fagship is a the new powerhouses of Rebecca Minkof, oferings and complement their outfts with step into the iconic brand with access points accessories and shoes, all available on site. Foley + Corinna, and Botkier. Each level for every shopper. All under one roof, you’ll is decadently dedicated to the fnest in cos- fnd A|X, Emporio Armani, Armani jeans, metics, on-point shoes, tailored yet totally swimwear, cosmetics, as well the legendary Hugo Boss relaxed menswear, dazzling eveningwear, Armani suits and Armani Privé evenin- 401 W. 14th St. (9th Ave.) out-to-brunch looks, ofce must-haves, and gwear. As you rise through the fantastically 646.336.8170 everything in between. futuristic space-way stairwells, so too will In the Meatpacking district, you’ll fnd the price and quality into to the fner heights of iconic Hugo Boss, with suits so sharp they Armani. If you just want a taste, try their Henri Bendel nearly cut. Men who have arrived and live th th in-house Armani Ristorante. H&M Versace 712 Fifth Ave. (55 & 56 Sts.) lavishly strong fnd solace in a classically 212.247.1100 tailored Italian 3-piece Boss. Dress the kids THE place to shop for beyond the norm Chanel up as mini moguls in tailored suits for tots, accessories is this four-story, 35,000 square 15 E. 57th St. (Madison Ave.) while also shopping perfectly business RTW for powerful women. Hop further downtown foot cornucopia of locally designed adorn- 212.355.5050 hen it comes to world-class shopping, no place compares with New York. The quality and ments. It’s one of those stores you can peruse to BOSS by Hugo Boss to fnd the look at a for hours and see something new every time Few fashion houses are as famed for their slightly lower price point and more relaxed diversity of boutiques and brands here is second to none: intimate pop-up shops in SoHo you blink. Uniquely useful and refreshingly scents as for their style. But when Marilyn aesthetic. Monroe coyly answered a prying reporter’s bring so-hot-right-now trends to the downtown streets while standard-bearing department diferent bags line Bendels with a selec- tion you simply won’t fnd at nationwide “What do you wear to bed?” with “Just a Prada few drops of No. 5,” she turned the key in W department stores. The curation is tight, th th stores, including Bloomingdale’s and Saks Fifth Avenue, beg shoppers to linger over their runway- 724 Fifth Ave. (56 & 57 Sts.) but since it’s all accessories, shoppers of Chanel’s lock on glamour. Since then, few ready displays and one-of-a-kind designs. Speaking of, no designer worth his or her catwalk would all shapes and sizes can fnd those key new boldfaced names have resisted the siren 212.664.0010 be caught dead without a New York outpost, and many have established their fagships right here on pieces. Perfect for that quintessentially New song of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s little black Miuccia Prada is the mistress of everlast- York gift, too. dresses and tweed suits; join them at the ing cheekiness. Between roaring out on the Fifth Avenue (where neighbors include Versace, Armani, and Dior). Vintage lovers, too, fock to the brand’s lavish Fifth Avenue fagship and runway in hot rod heels, to giving nylon a browse Karl Lagerfeld’s latest ready-to-wear place in It Bag history, this Italian power- tucked-away gems of Greenwich Village, where yesteryear’s fnest frocks await new life. Whether collection, alongside sunglasses, jewelry, and house glows bright in its NY fagships. Bags, you’re in the market for the season’s latest look or just want to feast your eyes on the hand-stitched of course, fragrances. shoes and sunglasses galore complement the scores of hard-to-fnd Prada runway ready- gowns that walked the runway during fashion week (held annually in Midtown’s iconic Bryant Park), to-wear. For a more discreet shopping than it’s safe to say that New York is a shopper’s paradise. Here, some of our fashion-forward locals’ the dazzling displays of the 5th Ave and Soho locations, experience the intimacy of favorite places to give your credit card a friction burn. the Madison Ave shop.

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Since 1948, this third-generation family business is an campaign days, and even a very diferent New Yorkers have proudly shopped at their oasis of personal service in the retail jungle note than the recent Justin Bieber under- own Ferragamo fagship store, originally on surrounding Times Square. Their inventory wear ad. Find the top echelon of Calvins Park Ave. and now right at home on Fifth, ranges from Swarovski gifts to engagement here at the super sophisticated geometric where the brand's distinctive hand-crafted rings and wedding bands, so whatever New uptown home of Calvin Klein. shoes are joined by silk scarves, hand-tooled York keepsake is on your list, they’re sure to meet your needs. Better still, they’re open The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing. leather goods, and dazzling fne jewelry: Desigual Photo: AMNH/D. 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68 NYCMONTHLY .COM QUICK TIPS for tackling... 6. Just ask 311. NYC has a very thorough and responsive help line, 311 (or if you’re outside the city, 212-NEW-YORK). They can let you 8. Succeed on the subway. know what roads are closed, the route of a parade or help you with any other The subway is an extremely efcient city or government question or concern. and afordable way to explore the city, but it can sometimes be confusing. Look for a map on each platform and ask, 3. Feeling safe. 7. Tipping smart. ask, ask! New Yorkers know the subway like the back of their hand and are quick Avoiding pick pockets is as simple as being Tipping is customary in NYC, and should to help point you in the right direction. aware of your surroundings. Make sure ideally be done with cash, not on a card. purses and bags are closed, and when Here’s a rough guide: Waitstaf, 20%. on the subway, keep them in front of you Bartender, $1/drink. Coatroom atten- especially if you’re standing in a crowd. dant, $1-2/coat. Valet, $2 - $5 for each trip. Washroom attendant, 50 cents to 1. Hailing a taxi. $1. Hotel doorman, $1/bag for help with luggage and $1/person for hailing a cab. Only take rides from yellow cabs with a Hotel housekeeper, $2 - $5 per night. medallion displayed on the hood. Look for Hotel concierge, $5+ for getting you cabs with their top middle light on, then tickets or reservations. Tour Guides, raise your arm! If the middle light is of, $5 - 10 for giving helpful information and the small lights on either side of the and entertainment during your tour. middle light are on, then it is of duty. If the top light is entirely of, it is occupied. Don’t forget to tip, roughly 15% or more.

2. Typical taxi troubles. It’s not just tourists who may get unfair treatment from taxis when asking to go to the airport, or to the outer boroughs. 9. North, South, East...What? Remember, it’s in your Passenger Bill of 4. Stay in step. Rights that a cab must take you anywhere It’s nice that NYC is on a grid, but it can The energy of the city is what makes it in the 5 boroughs, including the airport. still be tricky fguring out which way is wonderful. Keep things moving smooth- To prevent lost items, take note of the taxi which. Streets run East/West, and get ly by stepping to the side of the sidewalk ID number (it’s also on your credit card higher as they go North. Avenues run when consulting a map. And just like on receipt!). To fle a complaint or attempt North/South and get higher as they go the road, slower walkers should keep right. to recover lost items, call (212) 692-8294. West. Another tip that works about 99% of the time is that the odd numbered ave- 5. Restroom 411. nues run downtown (South) and the even numbered avenues run uptown (North)! We’ve all been there: enjoying a day in the city, but in need of a restroom. Most cofee shops are an easy place to fnd a restroom, but also consid- er museums or hotels for quick relief! THE BIG APPLE! 70 NYCMONTHLY .COM NYCMONTHLY.COM UPTOWN

CENTRAL PARK HARLEM The crown jewel of Manhattan, Central Unlike any other area of Manhattan, the Park is an epic landscape of rolling hills, northernmost neighborhoods of Harlem, wide open meadows, wooded forests, creeks, Morningside Heights, and East Harlem ponds, rocky outcrops, and enchanting restau- ofer an eclectic landscape of musical rants and attractions. Between 1821–1855 history, African American culture, and the population of New York had nearly qua- vibrant restaurants and shopping. In drupled, which meant what few natural, open Morningside Heights, don’t miss the spaces existed were certainly soon overrun. awe-inspiring Cathedral of St. John In part a response to the growing need for the Divine, the fourth largest Christian a natural escape (and an alternative to the Church in the world. Restaurants are saloons!), Central Park was developed as the just as incredible in these neighborhoods, largest landscaped public park in the country, like the waterfront Hudson River Cafe, topping out at roughly 700 acres. More accu- and just west into Harlem, the legendary rately considered a cultural hub, it boasts an Dinosaur BBQ. Historic jazz venues outdoor amphitheater hosting “Shakespeare make these neighborhoods unrivaled in the Park” during summer, Wollman Ice nightlife destinations; grab tickets to a Rink in the winter, a zoo year-round along show at the ever-amazing Cotton Club with countless other seasonal destinations. or the Apollo Theater. Then shop the With so much history and so many natural many new boutiques in the area, like wonders, a tour is well worth the time. But Swing, which exhibits contemporary, even without a tour, just taking fve steps into designer apparel, accessories, and home the wonderland of Central Park acquaints you furnishings. By both embracing the past with an entirely new city...that built of tow- and writing the future, Harlem and its ering trees, babbling brooks, busy creatures, surrounding neighborhoods will both and hidden gems at every turn. inspire and impress you like no other neighborhoods can.

UPPER EAST UPPER WEST Situated just north of Midtown East, the From the lively commercial areas of Midtown Upper East Side (UES) displays a polish and West up to the picturesque blocks of the Upper elegance that’s earned it the apt title “Silk West Side (UWS), the west side of Manhattan Stocking District.” While home to many of the is as ideal for a big night out as it is for a quiet city’s afuent and powerful, the UES is also parkside stroll. First-class NYC establishments home to the brilliant “Museum Mile,” span- like Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center hold ning Fifth Avenue, roughly from 82nd–105th stately positions in Midtown West, as do hip new Street. Flanked by the beauty of Central modern attractions like the Hudson Hotel, with Park, this stretch boasts some of the city’s its numerous bars, chic lounge, and fabulous fnest museums like the Guggenheim Muse- restaurant. Columbus Circle ofers premi- um and the Jewish Museum. In addition to um shopping right at the southwest corner of museums, the UES also ofers exquisite, high- Central Park, which, in all its pastoral glory, end shopping. Visit the ultra-luxe, two-story serves as a beautiful transition from the midtown Agent Provocateur for a range of lingerie, buzz to the revered UWS. Brownstones and including nice little lacy French options as tree-lined streets mark this neighborhood as a well as more naughty, crystal-studded pieces. favorite place to live, and attractions like the Even the dining exhibits an unparalleled American Museum of Natural History make sophistication, as seen at Daniel Boulud’s it a neighborhood rich with history and culture. Cafe Boulud which masters the art of Plentiful restaurants make it easy to meander seasonal, French delicacies. The UES exudes these neighborhoods, so whether you’re after the all aspects of the good life, so go, wander and shops, museums, or a view of the park...the west feel grand. side is where to be.

72 NYCMONTHLY .COM NYCMONTHLY.COM MIDTOWN FASHION GRAMERCY/ MIDTOWN EAST DISTRICT MURRAY HILL Packed proudly with some of the world’s most iconic buildings and Roughly just one square mile, Often considered the city’s incredible retailers, Midtown East the Fashion District is brimming best-kept-secret neighborhoods, ofers a perfect balance of spectacle with some of the world’s very Gramercy and Murray Hill and shopping. Start your tour with best fashion manufacturers and impress both residents and visitors a visit to Grand Central Terminal showrooms. Since the early 20th with their scenic gardens and which has been astounding trav- century, this neighborhood has lively cuisine. The crown jewel elers and locals alike since 1871. exhibited a landmark creative of Gramercy is undoubtedly Nearby, the Chrysler Building is spirit, evident in its designer Gramercy Park, the lush and yet another landmark attraction, labels, fabric wholesalers, and wide exclusive gated park. Wander with impeccable art deco styling. range of trimmings. As seen on its edge and notice the gorgeous Meandering north along Fifth the hit show “Project Runway,” townhomes surrounding it, some Avenue will bring you to even more the popular Mood Fabrics ofers with original gas-lit lamps at sites and exceptional retailers, incredible luxury and imported the entrance. The grace and including Rockefeller Center and fabrics. And of course Macy’s sophistication of Gramercy extends St. Patrick’s Cathedral, as well fagship store in this area is both a to its shops and restaurants, as Bergdorf Goodman and Saks. city landmark as well as a hotbed especially the noted Gramercy Dining in Midtown East is just as for designer fashion. Bryant Tavern and the retailer of upscale dazzling as sightseeing, with Fres- Park resides as a neighborhood menswear, Rothman’s. Just north co by Scotto serving up refned centerpiece, having hosted countless of 34th Street lies Murray Hill, a Italian cuisine from one of NYC’s Fashion Week events and ofering neighborhood characterized by a favorite celebrity families and visitors an artfully historic park world of culinary options. Whether BLT Steak mastering French-in- to explore. From casual strolling you’re in the mood for a steak at the spired steakhouse favorites. With to exquisite shopping, the Fashion popular Wolfgang’s steakhouse old-world beauty and modern-day District has a way of never going or out to sample one of the many fair, Midtown East remains one of out of style. fabulous Indian restaurants along Manhattan’s most marvelous areas Lexington Avenue, Gramercy and to roam. Murray Hill have it all.

MIDTOWN WEST TIMES SQUARE CHELSEA While there are several subsects of The heart of the city and often Once a quaint residential neighbor- Midtown West, broadly speaking dubbed the “Crossroads of the hood, Chelsea has since fourished there are many famed landmarks World,” Times Square is never into a hub of cultural and commer- located throughout this part of short on color or culture. Earning cial activity. The diverse population town. Many may not realize – its name after the New York Times gives way beautifully to a diverse given its omnipresent status in moved its headquarters there, neighborhood, flled with premium this city – that the Empire State Times Square has fourished as a shops as well as some of the most Building is located here at 34th cultural hub of the city, abuzz with provocative art galleries and at- and Fifth Avenue. As you head roughly 39 million visitors each tractions. At the corner of 23rd and southwest it’s almost impossible year. For world-class cuisine, Wolf- 5th, don’t miss the iconic Flatiron not to hear the roars of a cheering gang’s Steakhouse is renowned for building, in classic Gothic style. crowd coming from Madison a signature porterhouse and exten- And for beauty with a contemporary Square Garden during a Knicks sive wine list. Big and small shops twist, visit the many Chelsea gal- home game. Stop along the way at abound, like premium US retailers leries nestled between Tenth and Legends for classic New York fare including the GAP, American Ea- Eleventh Avenues, from 18th–28th with a museum-like atmosphere, gle, and the cosmetic mecca Sepho- Streets. For food lovers, Chelsea which is dedicated to honoring the ra. For a unique boutique selection, Market is continually stocked with people, places, and characters that visit W Hotels and the Store for gourmet foods, including local, have made New York legendary. chic and stylish wares including artisanal, and small-batch fnds. The high energy and intersecting Michael Kors watches, designer And the nearby High Line park location of Midtown West makes it a handbags, and spa products from is as much an art installation as it bustling thoroughfare to some of the the downtown brand, Bliss. For is a public park. For cutting-edge most interesting neighborhoods in shopping, strolling, dining, or just galleries to contemporary boutiques, Manhattan. basking in the bright lights... Times Chelsea is perhaps the city’s most Square may be both the city’s heart, homey neighborhood… with impec- and soul. cable style.

74 NYCMONTHLY.COM NYCMONTHLY.COM DOWNTOWN CHINATOWN LITTLE ITALY EAST VILLAGE/ Magnifcently resistant to Nestled just above Chinatown, LOWER EAST SIDE gentrifcation, Chinatown is an Little Italy resides proudly as a Both the Lower East Side (LES) attraction in and of itself. Bordered small yet vibrant community of true and the East Village are steeped roughly to the north by Broome Italian tradition. Defned roughly in NYC heritage. Once a densely Street, south by Worth Street, to the north by Houston, south by populated tenement town, the west by Lafayette Street, and east Broome Street, west by Lafayette LES is now a lively mix of old and by Allen Street, Chinatown is a Street, and east by Chrystie Street, new, bordered roughly by Hous- small pocket that is alive with Little Italy’s heart and soul centers ton, Chrystie Street, and the East authenticity. Many buildings are around Mulberry and Elizabeth River. Fashion-forward boutiques original tenements, some over Streets. Be transported back in time commingle with classic delis, and 100 years old. The best way to with the smell of brick-oven pizzas clubs pour music into the street experience Chinatown is to do and fresh zeppole and cannoli, or well into the wee hours. Just north as the locals do. Explore colorful settle in at a small sidewalk table of Houston Street lies the East corner markets, packed with for a hearty glass of chianti as you Village, bordered roughly by 14th rare and imported goods. Dine watch people stroll by. Little Italy Street, Broadway, and the East on freshly baked pork buns at a makes you feel a world away, and River. It is home to an exciting crowded café, and enjoy every ounce yet remarkably, right at home. range of boutiques and a world of of the unaltered identity of this Don’t miss Albanese Meats for cuisine, including a few of David great neighborhood. Restaurant Italian fare and delicacies, owned Chang’s world-class Momofuku mainstays still draw big crowds, by Little Italy native Moe Albanese. restaurants, Momofuku Noodle Bar, like Joe’s Ginger which serves up And for an old-world atmosphere and the ultra-exclusive Momofuku succulent, juicy soup dumplings. and some of the best baked clams Ko which only ofers one fxed-price Teeming with tradition and spirited in the city, nothing compares to menu and takes online reservations with exciting shops and cuisine, Umberto’s Clam House. While a the day before. Explore both areas Chinatown is a tourist must. visit in September will aford you the beloved Feast of San Gennaro and see why New Yorkers consider Festival, Little Italy has the ability their downtown neighborhoods so to charm your senses and steal your uniquely cool. heart every single day of the year.

WEST VILLAGE/ SOHO/TRIBECA FINANCIAL GREENWICH Chic would be an understatement. You need not be a fnance en- As the city’s forerunners of style thusiast to see the appeal of this VILLAGE and fashion, SoHo and TriBeCa are energetic and historic neighborhood. neighborhoods that exude excellence Occupying the southernmost tip of Literary legend and cinematic and aspiration. Whether you’re Manhattan, the Financial District is wonder endure in every cobblestone hunting down celebrities or stilet- characterized by stoic and stunning of the West Village and Greenwich tos, SoHo is the place to be. Short architecture, winding roads, and the Village. Having nurtured the likes for “South of Houston,” this area city’s most signifcant attractions. of Dylan Thomas, John Steinbeck, is marked by landmark cast-iron At the site of the former World and Bob Dylan, these neighborhoods architecture and unparalleled shop- Trade Center, the 9/11 Memorial have fostered some of the most ping. The newer outpost of the NYC provides a refective tribute to those infuential artists, and to this day legend, Bloomingdale’s, curates lost in the 2001 and 1993 attacks. they continue to foster families, the fnest in downtown fashion, While nearby the hauntingly beau- cafes, shops, and so much more. while Balthazar continues to awe tiful Trinity Church has been a Don’t miss Washington Square crowds with its Parisian-inspired landmark of faith and history since Park at the heart of Greenwich menu and top-notch pastries. Short 1696. In addition to the powerful Village, dominated by the 1892 for “Triangle Below Canal Street,” sense of history, there’s an electric- Washington Arch. Extending west TriBeCa resides just south of Canal ity unique to the Financial District. of Seventh Avenue, the West Village Street, ofering equally as glamor- Many shop its classic retailers exhibits a polished lineup of high- ous shopping and upscale dining. like Canali for well-tailored suits end shops, including the playfully The Tribeca Grand hotel remains and chic weekend wear. And both chic handbags and clothing from a magnet for the well-heeled and fnancial workers and visitors alike Marc Jacobs. There are no jet-set, with a stellar menu and fock to the area’s famous eateries neighborhoods more enjoyable to get cocktails, and Nobu continues to like MarkJoseph Steakhouse (261 lost in than these two. wow with Latin-infused Japanese Water St.). cuisine.

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Where can you fnd the largest lake in New York in Forest Hills, home to both Simon & Garfunkel and City, a century-old European-style biergarten, and the The Ramones, where you can snag a gooey sundae at best Asian food this side of the Pacifc? That would be Eddie’s Sweet Shop (bring your wallet; it’s cash only) Queens, the sprawling borough that hosted New York’s or browse the vintage shops and boutiques on Austin two World’s Fairs and includes some of the most diverse Street. Further afeld in Corona, The Louis Armstrong and exciting neighborhoods anywhere in Gotham. House Museum is a jazz fan’s paradise, complete with the furnishings and décor that Louis and his wife chose Start your visit just across the river from Manhattan for their Queens home. in Long Island City, where an enclave of craft cocktail bars has drawn the boozy elite away from the Lower East On your way through the borough, satisfy a craving for Side at speakeasies such as Dutch Kills; beer geeks will virtually any ethnic cuisine you can imagine: Latin and feel more at home at Alewife, with two dozen craft taps South Asian in Jackson Heights, Chinese and Korean in and serious bar food to soak up the suds. Press on north Flushing, where you’ll fnd the city’s largest and most to Astoria, where Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden authentic Chinatown (and some of our favorite xiao long is saving a picnic bench and a pint beneath the trees bao, or soup dumplings, at Joe’s Shanghai) steps from just for you, then wander into one of the area’s many the New York Mets’ home park, Citi Field. And no Greek restaurants for a taste of the Mediterranean; try outdoor enthusiast will be satisfed with Central Park E Taverna for octopus croquettes and grilled haloumi once they’ve laid eyes on Flushing Meadows Corona cheese or Gregory’s 26 Corner Taverna for spreads Park, where 93-acre Meadow Lake competes with such as hummus and taramosalata with fresh pita bread. miles of bike paths and an NHL-regulation ice skating rink for visitors’ attention. If the beautify of this alone Not far away, the Museum of the Moving Image is not enough to satisfy you, the park is also home to the is home to the nation’s largest collection of moving breathtaking Unisphere, a giant 12-story high spherical image artifacts and behind-the-scenes photographs stainless steel globe that has been featured prominently (eat your heart out, Los Angeles!), and hosts hundreds in Hollywood movies like Iron Man 2. of screenings throughout the year. Science bufs might prefer the New York Hall of Science, which hosts New Yorkers have long kept Queens to themselves, and daily demonstrations and even overnight sleepovers for it’s no wonder: few places in the world are home to such BROOKLYN budding scientists interested in astronomy, chemistry, or vivid diversity coexisting in such comfortable harmony. robotics. Musically inclined visitors will want to pause Believe the hype: Brooklyn is the borough that more Prospect Park Greenmarket, as well as educational New Yorkers call home than any other, and with good programming, such as Early-Morning Bird Walks and reason. Whether you’re a sports fan, a culture vulture, Revival Projects that allow visitors to contribute to the or a devotee of artisanal cured pickles, you’ll fnd what maintenance and preservation of the park. you’re looking for in Kings County. Even farther afeld, the beaches and boardwalks of Indulge in a lavish steak dinner at famed Peter Coney Island welcome visitors to Luna Park, home Luger’s in Williamsburg or toss a few frames at of the 88-year-old Cyclone wooden rollercoaster and Brooklyn Bowl, then sample some of the country’s fnest the state-of-the-art Thunderbolt steel coaster with a craft beer at Brooklyn Brewery. Wander south through true vertical climb that is unlike many coasters of its Smorgasburg, a weekly gathering of food trucks on kind; locals know to snack on an authentic Nathan’s the banks of the East River, until you reach DUMBO, Famous hot dog after the exciting rides. Later, stroll a neighborhood tucked neatly between the Manhattan down the sand to the New York Aquarium and befriend and Brooklyn Bridges, where you can marvel at the a penguin or sneak a peek at Squirt, the giant octopus, stunning views of the iconic skyline across the river, then then get a taste of the city’s best Eastern European ride Jane’s Carousel at Brooklyn Bridge Park and cuisine in Brighton Beach at boardwalk restaurant snack on some of the city’s best pizza at Grimaldi’s or Volna, famous for their Georgian-style fatbreads and Juliana’s. all-day vodka sipping, or M&I International Food Market, a hub of imported treats and house-baked See the play NBA basketball or the Brooklyn Nets Russian pastries. New York Islanders host an NHL hockey game at the Barclays Center, which is also the site of the annual Whatever you do, don’t leave without a cup of cofee; NIT college basketball tournament and countless big- the artisanal roasteries in Brooklyn are among the name concerts and events, from Jimmy Bufett to country’s fnest, and you’ll need a jolt of cafeine to enjoy Janet Jackson to Disney on Ice. Further inland, everything the borough has to ofer. Compare Brooklyn wander the wooded paths and manicured gardens of Roasting Company, Gorilla Cofee, and Stone Street Brooklyn Botanic Garden, tucked against the edge Cofee Company, just to name a few, then bring home of Prospect Park, a prime picnicking destination a bag of beans as a souvenir of your visit to the city that and frequent home to concerts and festivals, such as never sleeps. Celebrate Brooklyn! Performing Arts Festival and

78 NYCMONTHLY .COM NYCMONTHLY.COM YOUR NEXT TRIP nown primarily as our nation’s capital, home to Kour president as well as congress, and the focal point of political discourse, Washington, DC is a place with that and so much more, where soaring monuments VISIT and spectacular museums commemorate and protect America’s rich history. But there’s also a contemporary cultural movement in full swing, including the country’s WASHINGTON D.C. most diverse and inclusive cocktail scene and thrilling OUR NATION’S CAPITAL, RICH WITH HISTORY AND CULTURE restaurants both new and old, which means there has never been a better time to visit “the District.”

The National Mall is a great place to explore frst—a sprawling and beautiful promenade hemmed by the culturally signifcant Smithsonian Institutions, includ-

ing the National Gallery and the Air and Space The National Mall Museum. Wander in and out of the museums as you please as you begin your journey through America’s rich history. Not far away are the Washington Monu- ment and Lincoln Memorial as well as the White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Just beyond, the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts overlooks the Potomac, and on the far shore in Virgin- ia you can pay your respects to centuries of our nation's bravest warriors at Arlington National Cemetery, with a stop at the Tomb of the Unknown Solider to see the changing of the guard. Back in DC, head north through Dupont Circle towards the National Zoo, a majestic place flled with Giant Pandas, Great Cats and more, that’s also one of the oldest zoos in the country.

While taking in DC’s cultural scene, you’ll want to complement that experience by indulging in the district’s thriving culinary scene. If you’re a Top Chef fan, swing by Mike Isabella’s Grafato or see Marjorie Meek-Brad- ley at Ripple. Prefer classic Beltway power dining (and a chance to spot a senator over dessert)? Head to Old Old Ebbitt Grill Ebbitt Grill for oysters and steaks just steps from the White House, or check out Farmers Fishers Bakers for a meal al fresco on the river in historic Georgetown. When you’re ready to wash it all down with a drink, duck into the Columbia Room for artful cocktails or Churchkey for a beer. Wine lovers won’t want to miss a nightcap at Cork Wine Bar. When it comes to drink- ing in the spirit of America (and American spirits!), all while getting a taste of the country’s heritage, there’s no better place than Washington, DC.

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